Arabic News Weekly Edition for Syria, 4/15/2002
Weekly Edition, Syria - Week of April 15, 2002
- Ukraine president arrives today in Damascus Syria-Ukraine, Politics, 4/20/2002
- Syria will not attend Euro- Mediterranean conference; Israel cited
Syria found out that it is her duty to inform the president of the European Union its inability to attend a meeting which is attended by a side which at any way is not concerned with any sort of constructive dialogue. A matter which makes this conference not only futile, rather can be considered by the Israeli government as a subjugation to its policy and a reward for its defiance to the will of the international community. Syria-European Union, Politics, 4/20/2002 - Al-Shara consultations with Hammoud, Maher, Balkhadem and Moussa on Israeli aggression, Valencia meeting Syria-Regional, Politics, 4/20/2002
- A regional seminar for Arab business women
Under the patronage of Syria's First Lady Asmaa al-Assad, the regional seminar on revitalizing the role of the woman in economic development and business administration for women industrialists will open tomorrow at the Damascus Chamber of industry with the participation of the council of the Arab business women and Arab and international organization concerned. Syria, Economics, 4/20/2002 - Al-Shara receives Romanian delegation; talks with Tureiky on developments
The Syrian deputy premier and foreign minister Farouk al-Shara on Thursday received a telephone call from the secretary of the Libyan people's committee for African unity in Libya Ali Abdul Salaam al-Tureiky during which views were exchanged "on the developments of conditions in the region, under the continued Israeli aggression in the occupied Palestinian territories." Syria-International, Politics, 4/19/2002 - Call for just sharing to Euphrates river water
The Syrian former minister of irrigation Taha al-Atrash has called for amending the provisional water agreement signed with Turkey on the partition of the Euphrates waters so as Turkey will get one third, and each of Syria and Iraq on the remaining. Syria-Turkey, Economics, 4/19/2002 - Al-Shara gets series of contacts with Arab, foreign counterparts Syria-Regional, Politics, 4/18/2002
- King Mohammed renews will to work with Arab leaders to back Palestinian resistance
Morocco's King Mohammed VI has renewed determination to work with Arab leaders with a view to backing the resistance of the Palestinian people against the escalating Israeli aggression. Morocco-Syria, Politics, 4/18/2002 - Mubarak denies any differences with Syria, contacts continue with al-Assad
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt has stressed that he is continuously contacting President Bashar al-Assad in matters which are of concern to the two states especially the explosive conditions in the occupied territories. Egypt-Syria, Politics, 4/18/2002 - Moufaz threatens to liquidate Palestinian leaderships in Damascus Syria-Israel, Politics, 4/17/2002
- Syria: due to Israeli participation, we boycott meetings of Euro-mediterranean industry ministers
The Syrian minister of industry Issam al-Zaem has stressed that Syria's rejection to taking part in the meeting of the Euro-Mediterranean ministers of industry held recently in Malaka, Spain was "because of Israel's participation in the meeting and in protest of the brutal crimes committed by the Israeli forces against the Palestinian people." Syria-European Union, Politics, 4/17/2002 - Al-Assad receives Powell, calls on the US for a clear peace vision
Al-Assad continued that mere talking about peace can be only be made after the Israeli withdrawal from the Palestinian territories and halting the massacres against the Palestinian people, and called on the US to have a clear vision for peace and to work accordingly and also to practically abide by the resolutions approved by the international community. Syria-USA, Politics, 4/16/2002 - Protesting Israeli aggression, Syria hesitates joining Euro- Mediterranean meeting
The Syrian leadership is currently discussing the question of taking part in the EUROMED conference which will be held in Spain on April 22nd to discuss the future of economic, social and cultural co-operation between the European Union and the countries of the Mediterranean including Israel. Syria-European Union, Politics, 4/16/2002 - Al-Assad received Tunisian prime minister
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus on Sunday received the Tunisian prime minister Muhammad al-Ghanoushe, currently in an official visit to Syria to preside his country's delegation to the meetings of the 4th session of the Syrian- Tunisian joint higher committee. Syria-Tunisia, Politics, 4/15/2002 - Powell in Damascus Syria-USA, Politics, 4/15/2002
- Al-Assad confers with al-Hariri
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Sunday met with the Lebanese prime minister Rafiq al-Hariri who paid a short visit to Damascus. Discussions dealt with conditions in the region and in the Palestinian territories as well as bilateral relations, according to the press office of the Lebanese prime minister Rafiq al- Hariri. Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 4/15/2002 - Syria denies to have summoned reserve army forces
The London- based al-Hayat daily said in its Saturday issue that well-informed sources denied Syria to have summoned the reserve forces in the Syrian army. Syria-Israel, Politics, 4/15/2002 - Syria, UNICEF sign master plan of cooperation for 2002- 2006
Alami said that it is a good opportunity that the two sides are meeting to place a new stone in the foundation of the great works carried out in Syria in collaboration between Syrian sides concerned and the UNICEF Syria, Culture, 4/15/2002