Arabic News Weekly Edition for Syria, 1/5/2004
Weekly Edition, Syria - Week of January 5, 2004
- Lahoud receives Syrian parliament speaker; need for political and economic integration
President Lahoud pointed out that the false propaganda campaigns against Syria and Lebanon regarding the presence of weapons of mass destruction are just means to pressure the two states to change their national stances, stressing that both states would never change their stances for they are based on right. Lebanon-Syria, Economics, 1/10/2004 - Keftaro meets with Italian Institution priest
For his part, Bin Benjamin praised Syria's "pro-peace policy," and her stances towards "just and comprehensive peace," calling on the Islamic and the Christian worlds to show solidarity and coordinate efforts to face up to "warmongers," pointing out to the Iraqi people's sufferings under occupation. Syria-Italy, Politics, 1/10/2004 - Rice: No evidences on transfer of mass destruction weapons from Iraq to Syria
The White House announced that it has no confidential evidence on transfer of mass destruction weapons from Iraq to Syria by the beginning of 2003, prior to the toppling the Iraqi President Saddam Hussein. Syria-USA, Politics, 1/10/2004 - Al-Assad inaugurates stock market in Istanbul
President Bashar al-Assad and his Wife opened in Istanbul yesterday the official works of the stock market. They were briefed on the history of establishing the stock market and its important role in transforming the Turkish economy from the centrally planed economy to a market economy. Syria-Turkey, Economics, 1/9/2004 - On al-Assad's third day visit to Turkey
Turkish "CNN Turk" TV station described President Bashar al-Assad's visit to Turkey as a historical visit which opens a new stage of the bilateral relations between the two countries in all fields. Syria-Turkey, Politics, 1/9/2004 - al-Hayat: Larsen commends Syria's peace initiative
UN Middle East Special Envoy, Terri Road Larsen, expressed appreciation over President Bashar al-Assad's call to resume peace negotiations on the basis of the UN Security Council's resolutions Nos. 242 and 338 and "Land for Peace formula," calling Israel to comply with this call asserting that the international organization's stance regarding the Israeli settlement in the occupied Syrian Golan as illegal and illegitimate. Syria-UN, Politics, 1/9/2004 - Hariri confers with Syrian agriculture minister on co-operation Lebanon-Syria, Economics, 1/8/2004
- Al-Assad opens Syrian tourism exhibition in Ankara Syria-Turkey, Politics, 1/8/2004
- Yeni Safak: Gul: Syrian- Turkish relations are increasingly progressing Syria-Turkey, Politics, 1/8/2004
- Private Syria and the overseas Bank in Damascus
Syria's Minister of Finance, Mohammad al-Hussein, opened in Damascus Wednesday "Syria and Overseas Bank." The bank's capital amounts to S.P 1,500,000. Syria, Business, 1/8/2004 - Khaddam meets with Iraqi tribe delegation
Syria's Vice-President Abdul Halim Khaddam on Wednesday met a delegation of the Iraqi tribe of al-Jabbour headed by Said Saud al-Humeidan. Syria-Iraq, Politics, 1/8/2004 - AL chief denies Syria to have mass destruction weapons
Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa Wednesday denied Syria possessing weapons of mass destruction, though it ( Syria ) has the right, as many other countries in the Middle East, to possess weapons to defend itself, in the face of Israel which is the only side that possesses such weapons. Syria-Regional, Politics, 1/8/2004 - Israel threatens Syria of more raids
The Israeli army chief of staff Moshe Yaloun has threatened Syria further Israeli air strikes, unless it halts activities of the Palestinian groups in its territories. Syria-Israel, Politics, 1/8/2004 - Syrian aids to the victims of the Iranian quake Syria-Iran, Local, 1/8/2004
- Al-Assad's interview on relations with Turkey
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad has given an interview to the Turkish "CNN-Turk" TV station in which he dealt with relations between Syria and Turkey, and the current conditions in the region, especially the situation in Iraq. On Syria-Turkey relations, al-Assad said ties between the two neighbors are back to normal. Syria-Turkey, Politics, 1/7/2004 - Al-Assad, Sezer statements, following talks
Syria's Presidents Bashar al-Assad and his Turkish counterpart Ahmet Necdet Sezer on Tuesday evening held a plenary meeting attended from the Turkish side by Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul and Ministers of Foreign Trade, Tourism and Finance. Syria-Turkey, Politics, 1/7/2004 - Al-Assad meets grand national assembly's speaker in Ankara
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad and Turkish Grand National Assembly's Speaker, Bulent Ecerit, held Tuesday a meeting at the Turkish Parliament headquarter in Ankara that dealth with bilateral relations, particularly the parliamentary ones, and activating the parliamentary and public committees, and visit exchanges. Syria-Turkey, Politics, 1/7/2004 - Syria - Jordan scientific cooperation agreement
Syria's Minister of Higher Education, Hani Murtada, signed a scientific cooperation agreement between Syrian Ministry of Higher Education and Jordanian Royal Scientific Association. Syria-Jordan, Education, 1/7/2004 - Mubarak stresses Syria's care for a just and comprehensive peace Egypt-Syria, Politics, 1/7/2004
- Al-Assad starts historic visit to Ankara today
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad starts today, Tuesday, a historical visit to Turkey which will last for three days. The first by A Syrian President since Syria's independence in 1946. Syria-Turkey, Politics, 1/6/2004 - Gul: al-Assad's visit is a starting point for a new stage of Turkish- Syrian relations
Turkish Foreign Minister, Abdullah Gul has stressed that President Bashar al-Assad's forthcoming visit will be a starting point for a new stage between the two countries. Syria-Turkey, Politics, 1/6/2004 - Syria's two messages to the UN on Israeli expansion policy in the Golan
Syria's Permanent Representative at the United Nations Faisal Mikdad sent two messages to the UN Secretary General and to Chili Permanent Representative, the Chairman of the Security Council for this month, on the Israeli provocative decision of establishing new settlements in the occupied Golan and financing the project. Syria-Israel, Politics, 1/6/2004 - Syrian - Lebanon workshop on agriculture
Lebanese Agriculture Minister Ali Hasan Khalil opened in Beirut on Monday a workshop on Agricultural Integration between Syria and Lebanon. Syria-Lebanon, Economics, 1/6/2004 - Saudi company rebuild al-Hijaz railway line in three years
Syrian and Saudi officials yesterday laid the foundation stone for the renewal of the railway line which links the two countries known as "al-Hijaz railway" in a project on which the chairman of al-Hijaz railway line, Salah Ahmad, said will bring to Syria 10,000 job opportunities and two million dollars in annual revenues. Saudi Arabia-Syria, Business, 1/6/2004 - Al-Assad meets with Kharazi
Talks during the meeting dealt with the latest developments in the region particularly the situation in Iraq and in the occupied Palestinian territories, and touched upon the Syrian initiative submitted to UN Security Council to make the Middle East an area free of mass destruction weapons. Syria-Iran, Politics, 1/5/2004 - Syrian Citizens of Golan challenge Israel's expansion decision Syria-Israel, Politics, 1/5/2004
- Moussa criticizes the Israeli decision on the Golan Regional-Syria, Politics, 1/5/2004
- British House of common chairman in Damascus Syria-UK, Politics, 1/5/2004