Arabic News Weekly Edition for Syria, 5/11/1998
Weekly Edition, Syria - Week of May 11, 1998
- Syrian official to Turkey soon to resume discussions
The sources told ArabicNews.com that relations between the two countries have improved recently, yet Syria insists that Israel is creating crises from time to time between Turkey and Syria. Syria-Turkey, Politics, 5/16/1998 - Syrian President confers with Russian envoy
Posovaluke conveyed a message from Russian President Boris Yeltsin to President al-Assad. The Russian envoy also conveyed an invitation from the Russian President to visit Federal Russia and President Assad accepted it and promised the visit would be made at the proper time. Syria-Russia, Politics, 5/15/1998 - Iran ambassador comments on U.S. relations
"The U.S. administration still defames Iran and the Iranian people refuse to maintain closer relations with it unless it changes its anti-Iranian stances," and that the U.S. supports the organized terrorism practiced by Israel. Syria-Iran, Politics, 5/15/1998 - World Bank chief visits Syria, Lebanon
Syrian President Hafez al-Assad on Wednesday received the president of the World Bank, James D. Wolfensohn. Talks dealt with financial and economic conditions in the region and the activities carried out by the W.B. Syria-Lebanon-World Bank, Economics, 5/14/1998 - Turkey to keep open dialogue door with Syria
The Turkish television news network, NTF, said Ankara is determined to keep the door open for dialogue with Damascus despite the continued reactions to statements made by the Syrian ambassador in Washington concerning Alexandretta Province, ceded by Turkey from Syria. Syria-Turkey, Politics, 5/14/1998 - Syria's Khaddam meets Lebanon's Hariri
A meeting was held in Damascus on Tuesday in the office of Syrian Vice-President Abdul Halim Khaddam, attended by Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, Prime Minister Rafik Hariri and Syrian Foreign Minister Farouk al-Sharaa, "in the context of contacts, consultations and coordination between the two countries." Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 5/13/1998 - Syrian finds displayed in Canada Syria-Canada, Culture, 5/13/1998
- Syrian - European partnership talks start on Wednesday
European - Syrian official partnership talks will start in Brussels on Wednesday. An official Syrian source told a Monte Carlo radio correspondent in Damascus that these talks will mark official start of negotiations between Syria and the European Union following a lengthy preliminary talks lasted for more one year. Syria-European Union, Politics, 5/12/1998 - Syria, Lebanon sign cooperation program
The executive program of the Syrian-Lebanese cooperation agreement in the field of technical, vocational and technological education for the years 1998 through 2000 was signed in Damascus on Sunday. Syria-Lebanon, Education, 5/12/1998 - Jordan for establishing a dialogue with Syria Jordan-Syria, Politics, 5/12/1998
- Syrian PNF meets on latest Middle East developments
He stressed Syria's stand, based on the achievement of Arab economic, commercial, cultural and scientific integration since it is the "Arabs' sole option through which they can go into the 21st century." Syria, Politics, 5/12/1998 - Two Syrian youths arrested by the Israelis in the Golan Syria-Israel, Local, 5/12/1998
- Football: Saudi Arabia and Syria have wins
Syria's youth soccer team defeated Jordan's soccer team 2-0 at the opening tournament of the second group of the 31st Asian Nations Cup playoffs, which opened on Sunday in Beirut. Syria-Jordan, Sports, 5/11/1998 - Syrian - Egyptian discussions to follow-up on Cairo high joint committee meetings Egypt-Syria, Economics, 5/11/1998