Arabic News Weekly Edition for Syria, 6/14/1999
Weekly Edition, Syria - Week of June 14, 1999
- Former US Secretary of State meets with al-Shara Syria, Politics, 6/19/1999
- Barak: Syria enjoys a strategic importance, and we have to reach peace with it
Israeli Prime Minister elected Ehud Barak said in statements to the Israeli daily Haartez issued on Friday that "Israel has to exert a greater effort in order to reach a peace agreement with Syria, if a comprehensive end to decades of conflict in the Middle East are to be closed." Syria, Politics, 6/19/1999 - Syrian oil minister: Syria's oil production continues until 2040
Syrian Minister of oil and mineral resources Muhammad Maher Jamal said last Wednesday " We have precise and good studies indicating that oil production in Syria will continue until the year 2040." Syria, Economics, 6/19/1999 - A US work paper and the ME peace negotiations Syria-Israel, Politics, 6/19/1999
- A campaign in the Syrian press to reform outdated economic laws
Calls have increased in Syria to reform laws which govern the Syrian economy, especially as among these laws are those that date back several decades that have become a great constraint before reactivating the country. Syria, Economics, 6/18/1999 - Barak ready to negotiate with Syria following formation of new government
Western sources quoted Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak as saying that negotiations between Israel and Syria have resulted in maintaining agreements on most of the matters pertaining to the security arrangements and the withdrawal of the Israeli forces from the Golan. Syria-Israel, Politics, 6/18/1999 - Iranian president, speaker confer with Syrian Parliament speaker
Iranian President Muhammad Khatami on Thursday in Tehran received the speaker of the People's Assembly in Syria, Abdul Qader Qaddoura, in the presence of the Syrian ambassador in Tehran, Ahmad al-Hassan. Syria-Iran, Politics, 6/18/1999 - Damascus reiterates refusal of the five-member summit, receiving Arafat
Well-informed Palestinian sources in Damascus quoted Syrian officials in Damascus as saying that the five-member summit "will not be held at the meantime" due to Damascus' refusal to receive Yasser Arafat because of Damascus' "fears" of giving more concessions concerning Jerusalem, if such a meeting is made, as happened in 1993 when Arafat signed the Oslo agreement following a visit to Syria. Syria-Palestine, Politics, 6/17/1999 - Sources: Al-Assad, Arafat will not meet before formation of Israeli government
Syrian diplomatic sources denied that Palestinian President Yasser Arafat would visit Damascus before the formation of the new Israeli government. Syria-Palestine-USA, Politics, 6/17/1999 - Iranian FM arrives in Damascus today Syria-Iran, Politics, 6/17/1999
- Syrian - Jordanian joint higher committee to meet on June 28 Syria-Jordan, Politics, 6/16/1999
- Syria takes part in new South African president's inauguration Syria-South Africa, Politics, 6/16/1999
- Iranian energy minister holds talks in Damascus
Syrian Vice President Abdul Halim Khaddam on Tuesday received Iranian Minister of Energy Habib Allah Betraf and members of the accompanying delegation. The two sides discussed the situation in the region and bilateral relations. Syria-Iran, Politics, 6/16/1999 - Esmat Abdul Meguid to visit Damascus on June 26
Arab League Secretary General Esmat Abdul Meguid is to head to Damascus on June 26 to take part in the meetings of Arab parliamentarians and to hold bilateral meetings with leaders of parliaments in Arab states, during which he will discuss the development of the regional situation and Arab issues in international circles, especially the peace process and the situation in Iraq. Regional-Syria, Politics, 6/16/1999 - On Syrian-Palestinian disputes
In an article he wrote in a Jordanian paper issued in Amman on Tuesday, Bassani Abu Sharif added that the Syrian viewpoint has been since the 1970s concentrating on creating a strategic balance that will be conducive to creating conditions that will force the Israelis to withdraw from the territories it occupied in 1967. Syria-Palestine, Politics, 6/16/1999 - Science monitor: the people of the Golan commit themselves to homeland Syria Syria, Politics, 6/16/1999
- Al-Jemayel underlines cooperation between Syria and Lebanon Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 6/16/1999
- Damascus-Amman passenger train link to open July 16 Syria-Jordan, Politics, 6/15/1999
- Syrian - Jordanian committee to convene in Amman on June 28
Jordanian official sources in Amman said yesterday that the Syrian - Jordanian joint committee will convene its meeting in Amman on June 28 and 29. Jordan-Syria, Politics, 6/15/1999 - Libyan envoy in Damascus
Syrian Foreign Minister Farouk al-Sharaa received a message on Monday from the secretary of the people's general committee for foreign contacts and international cooperation in Libya (Foreign Ministry), Omar al-Muntasir. Libya-Syria, Politics, 6/15/1999 - Syrian vice- president, officials confer with ESCWA officials
Talks dealt with the activities carried out by ESCWA and its role in developing Arab economic relationships, international economic developments and their impacts on the developing countries, including the Arab states. Syria, Politics, 6/15/1999 - Syrian-Iranian parliamentary talks in Tehran
The speaker of the Iranian Shoura council, Ali Akbar Nateq Nouri, on Monday visited the speaker of the Syrian People's Assembly, Abdul Qader Qaddoura, at his residence in Tehran. Syria-Iran, Politics, 6/15/1999 - Syrian, Japanese military cooperation highlighted Syria-Japan, Military, 6/15/1999
- Hariri meets with Bashar al-Assad and Berri Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 6/14/1999
- Syrian foreign minister in South Africa today
Syrian Foreign Minister Farouk al-Sharaa headed to South Africa today for a two-day visit, during which he will hold talks with outgoing President Nelson Mandela before his retirement. Syria-South Africa, Politics, 6/14/1999 - Al-Assad receives the credentials of new ambassadors Syria, Politics, 6/14/1999