Arabic News Weekly Edition for Syria, 12/29/2003
Weekly Edition, Syria - Week of December 29, 2003
- Turkish officials and al-Assad's expected visit
Political, social and public circles welcomed on Friday President al-Assad's forthcoming visit to Turkey, stressing that it will be fruitful and successful. Syria-Turkey, Politics, 1/3/2004 - Workshop: Pillars of Syrian Industrial Development Strategy
This project, moreover, forms part of the integrated program for Syria entitled " Made in Syria." Its objective is to assist the government of Syria in formulating a strategic vision and national industrial restructuring and upgrading program Syria, Economics, 1/2/2004 - Syria and the UN resolution on mass destruction weapons Syria-UN, Politics, 1/2/2004
- Wide condemnation to Israel's decision to expand settlements in the Golan
The papers criticized the Israeli government's violation of the international resolutions, backed by the U.S. which ensures Israel the protection through using the "veto? in the Security Council regarding any resolution relevant to Israel. Syria-Israel, Politics, 1/2/2004 - Al-Assad to pay a historic visit to Turkey next week
A Turkish diplomatic source in Damascus said that the Syrian President, Bashar al-Assad, will next week pay a historical visit to Turkey, aiming at perpetuating closeness between the two countries, who close the have a war in 1998. Syria-Turkey, Politics, 1/1/2004 - On al-Assad visit to Turkey
A Turkish diplomatic source announced Wednesday that the expected visit of President Bashar al-Assad of Syria to Turkey, and his talks with Turkish President Ahmad Necdet Sezer and senior officials aim at boosting and developing relations between the two neighboring countries, describing as historic the visit. Syria-Turkey, Politics, 1/1/2004 - Syria: Israeli settlements in Golan are against peace
A Syrian Press spokesman described the building of new Israeli settlements in the occupied Golan as part of Sharon government's anti-peace policy, the forcible Judaize the occupied lands, and turn occupation into a 'fait accompli' under a false cover of desire for peace. Syria-Israel, Politics, 1/1/2004 - France: Israel decision on the occupied Golan complicates the peace process
France on Wednesday called for reviving the peace negotiations on the Syrian-Israeli track in order to achieve peace in the region, based on Security Council's resolutions numbers 242 and 338 and "Land-for-Peace Formula." Syria-France, Politics, 1/1/2004 - Al-Shara confers with Austrian parliamentary delegation
Talks also dealt with issues of mutual concern and with Syria's initiative submitted to the UN Security Council regarding freeing the Middle East from weapons of mass destruction WMD. Syria-Austria, Politics, 12/31/2003 - Book review: My life and the execution: A life span commitment to national issues
The book made it clear that following the launching of the March 8 revolution of 1963, members of the Murshid community were no longer vulnerable, especially when the defense minister of that time, the late President Hafez al-Assad, was able to abrogate instructions and laws for repressing the Murshid Community members Syria, Politics, 12/31/2003 - Al-Assad confers with speaker of Austrian parliament Syria-Austria, Politics, 12/31/2003
- Al-Shara hold telephone talks on developments with AL chief Syria-Regional, Politics, 12/31/2003
- Damascus, Petersburg Universities sign co-operation agreement Syria-Russia, Education, 12/31/2003
- Syrian people's assembly approved the budget for 2004 Syria, Economics, 12/31/2003
- New American ambassador arrives in Damascus Syria-USA, Politics, 12/31/2003
- Syrian National Progressive Front meets on external developments
Israel neither wants nor seeks peaceÉ.it instead gets more obstinate, arrogant and insists on evading peace requirements and denies relevant international resolutions, while Syria expresses readiness to resume peace negotiations from the point they stopped at Syria, Politics, 12/29/2003 - Iraqi intellectuals, writers delegation meet al-Assad
Syria's Vice-President Abdul Halim Khaddam received in Damascus on Saturday, an Iraqi intellectuals delegation comprising of writers, authors, poets and journalists, headed by Mansour al-Hadithi. Syria-Iraq, Politics, 12/29/2003 - Sharon wants to scratch past negotiation progress with Syria
The Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon said that any negotiations with Syria should discarded previous negotiation, and should start again from ground zero, ignoring the previously achieved progress and terms, Syria-Israel, Politics, 12/29/2003 - Syria calls on UN Security Council to hold a consultation session today on a ME free from mass destruction weapons Syria-UN, Politics, 12/29/2003
- Ad-Dostour: Syria for boosting inter- Arab ties Syria-Regional, Politics, 12/29/2003