Arabic News Weekly Edition for Syria, 9/6/1999
Weekly Edition, Syria - Week of September 6, 1999
- Barak: President al-Assad is an honest man
The Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak said that nothing will stop his search to build peace with Syria, noting that such a peace will strengthen Israel's might. Syria-Israel, Politics, 9/11/1999 - Syrian ambassador to the US summoned back to Damascus
Arab diplomatic forces in Washington said the Syrian ambassador to the US, Walid al-Mu'allim, will return soon to Damascus at the request of the Syrian political leadership. Syria-Israel-USA, Politics, 9/11/1999 - Report: Arab diplomats expect President al-Assad to visit Saudi Arabia
The Paris-based al-Muharrir news quoted Arab diplomatic sources in the Swiss capital, Geneva, as saying that Syrian President Hafez al-Assad may pay a visit soon to Saudi Arabia to meet with Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz and high-ranking Saudi officials. Syria-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 9/11/1999 - Canada wants a role in Syrian peace
Canadian Defense Minister Arthur Eggleton, who left Damascus on Thursday following a two-day official visit, met with his Syrian counterpart, Lt. Gen. Mustafa Tlass. Syria-Canada, Politics, 9/10/1999 - Syrians of the Golan stress commitment to homeland, reject normalization
The Syrian citizens in the occupied Syrian Golan Heights have asserted their adherence to their homeland, Syria,against schemes and conspiracies aimed at distorting the Syrian image of the Golan. Syria-Israel, Politics, 9/10/1999 - Tunisian - Syrian merchandizing company
The head of the Syrian Trade Chamber, Raeb El-Selah, and the head of the General Union for Trade and Industry in Safates of Tunis, Mohamed Ben Abd Allah Ali, have endorsed the proposed establishment of a commercial merchandising company, to present services and information to businessmen in the two states. Syria-Tunisia, Economics, 9/10/1999 - Al-Assad exchanges views with Lahoud
Syrian President Hafez al-Assad on Tuesday received a telephone call from Lebanese President Emile Lahoud, during which views were exchanged on the current conditions, evaluation of these conditions and contacts made recently. Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 9/9/1999 - Syrian officials meet with British parliamentary delegation
The speaker of the Syrian People's Assembly, Abdul Qader Qaddoura, on Wednesday received a British Parliamentary delegation led by Dr. Phyllis Starky, a member of the British House of Commons. Syria-UK, Politics, 9/9/1999 - Al-Sharaa confers with European Union Middle East peace envoy
Syrian Foreign Minister Farouk al-Sharaa met on Tuesday with the European Union's Middle East peace process special envoy, Miguel Moratinos, and members of his accompanying delegation. Syria-European Union, Politics, 9/8/1999 - Ross to visit the region soon to resume negotiations on the Syrian track Syria-Israel-USA, Politics, 9/8/1999
- Israel proposes Syria to raise the level of negotiations with Israel
Arab sources who refused to be identified said US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright proposed during her meeting with Syrian Foreign Minister Farouk al-Sharaa last Saturday the idea of raising the level of negotiations to the foreign ministers so the two delegations will negotiate under the chairmanship of al-Sharaa and his Israeli counterpart, David Levy. Syria-Israel, Politics, 9/8/1999 - On Albright's visit to Damascus
Well-informed Syrian sources told the Lebanese daily al-Nahar that US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright conveyed to Damascus on Saturday a formula for resuming negotiations, proposed by Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak. Syria-Israel-USA, Politics, 9/8/1999 - Israeli newspaper: USA not to resume peace talks without a joint framework
The Israeli newspaper Haaretz said yesterday that the USA refuses to resume the Syrian - Israeli peace talks before the creation of a framework for negotiation accepted by the two sides. Syria-Israel-USA, Politics, 9/7/1999 - Syrian, Jordanian academics meet in Damascus
A meeting was held on Sunday at Damascus University between the university's president, Abdul Ghani Ma' al-Barid, and the president of the Jordanian al-Beit University, Muhammad Bekheit. Syria-Jordan, Culture, 9/7/1999 - Clinton gives priority to the Syrian - Israeli track
The US Middle East peace process coordinator, Dennis Ross, has said that US President Bill Clinton is "intimately involved in trying to end a three-year-old deadlock in Israeli - Syrian talks and find a formula for lasting peace." Syria-Israel-USA, Politics, 9/7/1999 - Russia calls for maintaining progress on the Syrian track
The Russian Foreign Ministry has stressed the need to achieve progress on the Syrian - Lebanese track in the Middle East peace process according to UN Security Council resolutions 242 and 338. Syria-Israel-Russia, Politics, 9/7/1999 - New Syrian ambassador for Jordan Syria-Jordan, Politics, 9/6/1999
- Syrian impressions on Albright's visit
The Monte Carlo radio correspondent in Damascus said official sources in the Syrian capital have asserted that Syrian impressions of Saturday's visit from US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright to Damascus do not imply anything new that would enable the resumption of negotiations on the Syrian track. Syria-Israel-USA, Politics, 9/6/1999