Arabic News Weekly Edition for Syria, 11/4/2002
Weekly Edition, Syria - Week of November 4, 2002
- Approval following fundamental changes in US draft resolution on Iraq; Syrian efforts block road before war, received guarantees
Syria has come out of these contacts that the international system as a whole was vulnerable through continued consolidation of the one-pole hegemony and Syria found the need of foiling the policy of war advocates at the UN through revitalizing the role played by the UN and its resolutions, based on the UN charter and preserving states sovereignty and territorial integrity. Syria-Iraq, Politics, 11/9/2002 - Chirac, Annan talk with al-Assad on US resolution on Iraq; desire to Syria's consent
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad yesterday received a telephone call from the French President Jacques Chirac during which talks dealt with the amendments introduced to the American draft decision in a way that prevents the use of force as a pretext to attack Iraq and all sides to abide by UN resolutions. Syria-Iraq, Politics, 11/9/2002 - Syria and voting on the US- British draft bill
News reports quoted the assistant of the Syrian ambassador at the UN Faisal Miqdad as saying to the press that some of his country's proposals concerning voting on the US- British draft bill concerning Iraq yesterday were accepted, but he is still waiting for instructions from Damascus. Syria-Iraq, Politics, 11/9/2002 - Talibani: relations with Syria are principled, strategic
The leader of the Kurdistani National Party, Jalal Talibani, has stated "our consultations with the Syrian leadership are continuous and our relations with it is principled and strategic in this phase and will continue commitment to these relations because of the support Syria signifies for us and the good deeds it had on us." Syria-Iraq, Politics, 11/9/2002 - Al-Shara conversation with de Villepin, and talks with Larsen on Iraq
The Foreign minister Farouk al-Shara yesterday received a telephone call from the French Foreign Minister Dominique de Villepin and discussions dealt with the current UN Security Council deliberations concerning Iraq. Syria-France, Politics, 11/8/2002 - Al-Shara confers with Yakhlaf Syria-Palestine, Politics, 11/8/2002
- Al-Assad discusses with Moratinos conditions in the region; consequences of war against Iraq
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad yesterday in Damascus received the EU ME special envoy Angel Moratinos. The foreign minister Farouk al-Shara attended the meeting. Syria-European Union, Politics, 11/7/2002 - Turkish, Syrian observers at the Iraqi opposition meeting
The Turkish daily "Daily News" yesterday quoted a source close to the Iraqi opposition groups that Syria, Turkey and Iran will send observers to the meeting of the Iraqi opposition which will be held in Brussels on November 22 in order to be acquainted with latest developments. Syria-Iraq, Politics, 11/7/2002 - Mubarak, al-Assad discuss the situation in the region Egypt-Syria, Politics, 11/6/2002
- Al-Shara, Kharazi discuss ME developments in a phone call Syria-Iran, Politics, 11/6/2002
- Al-Shara gets a telephone call from Ivanov on Iraq Syria-Russia, Politics, 11/5/2002
- Al-Sharq al-Awsat: Talibani seeks to maintain closeness to Syria
The London- based al-Sharq al-Awsat daily said yesterday that the leader of the Iraqi Kurdistani national party Jalal al-Talibani is trying to be close to Damascus's regime following the protest he had received from Turkey and Iran. Syria-Iraq, Politics, 11/5/2002 - Washington apologizes over one US plane violation of the Syrian airspace
The US yesterday apologized over one of its plane's violation of the Syrian airspace while flying over the so-called "no fly zone" in northern Iraq. Syria-USA, Politics, 11/5/2002 - Talibani: The US will try 30 Iraqi officials as war criminals
The leader of the Kurdistani National Federation party Jalal al-Talibani has announced that the US administration has prepared a list including the names of 30 Iraqi officials to try them as war criminals in the Hague. Iraq-Syria, Politics, 11/4/2002 - On the Tigris and the Euphrates
The Turkish daily Star said Saturday that the Arab states led by Syria and in support of Iraq has practiced a continuous pressure against Turkey and succeeded in embarrassing it repeatedly at the international level especially concerning the Tigris and the Euphrates rivers. Syria-Turkey, Politics, 11/4/2002 - Al Assad reviews bilateral relations with al-Hariri Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 11/4/2002