Arabic News Weekly Edition for Syria, 1/12/2004
Weekly Edition, Syria - Week of January 12, 2004
- Damascus removes entry restrictions on Turkish businessmen
Damascus announced yesterday it will loosen laws on giving entry visas for Turkish businessmen. Syria-Turkey, Economics, 1/16/2004 - Statement of the Iraqi Turkmen's delegation visiting Damascus
Chief and members of an Iraqi delegation representing the Islamic Movement of Iraqi Turkmen, Iraqi Turkmen Front and Chieftains of Turkmen Tribes, on Thursday, highly lauded Syria's pan-Arab stances towards the Arab causes, her support to the Iraqi people in their ordeal, and her care for Iraq's territorial integrity. Syria-Iraq, Politics, 1/16/2004 - Blair calls on Syria to honor its responsibilities; No Palestinian peace process before halt of terrorism
The British prime minister, Tony Blair, adopted the Israeli position which rejects the resumption of the "peace process" with the Palestinians, unless what he called "terrorism" is stopped. He also called on Syria to "honor its international responsibilities" regarding support for the Palestinian organizations. Syria-Palestine-UK, Politics, 1/16/2004 - 5 Syrian signs oil contracts with American, Indian companies Syria, Economics, 1/16/2004
- Syrian- Lebanese premiers meet in Damascus on cooperation
Otari welcomed Hariri and an accompanying delegation pointing out that this visit aims at boosting the bilateral relations and realizing integration in domains of economy, trade, agriculture, industry transport, energy, gas, electricity, dams of water and many other domains. Syria-Lebanon, Economics, 1/15/2004 - Syrian pharmaceuticals to expand exports in the Gulf states
Minister of Health Mohammad Iyad al-Shatti met in Damascus on Tuesday General Director of the Executive Bureau of the Gulf Cooperation Council States' Health Ministers Council Tawfiq Ben Ahmad Khojeh. Syria-Gulf, Economics, 1/14/2004 - Katsaf invites al-Assad for negotiations in secret or in open, without conditions
He explained that this invitation will be of no result and there will be no peace as long as Israel does not honor UN security council resolutions provide for Israel's withdrawal from the Golan heights occupied in 1967. Syria-Israel, Politics, 1/14/2004 - Damascus's pioneering prospects symposium
The Damascus-based SYEA, officially opened yesterday is a non-government, not-profit, non-political establishment. It was founded in August 2002 to encourage the youth to establish businesses of their own, and help them create new jobs so that they can contribute in pushing economic growth, and participate in a wider process of reforms. Syria, Local, 1/14/2004 - Erdogan describes al-Assad's visit to Turkey as constructive Syria-Turkey, Politics, 1/14/2004
- Lebanese Prime minister in Damascus today Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 1/14/2004
- Al-Assad meets with Arab- Russian parliamentary society chief Syria-Russia, Politics, 1/14/2004
- al-Sharq: Djerejian underlines the importance of Syrian- American dialogue Syria-USA, Politics, 1/14/2004
- Burns stresses US support for reviving Syrian- Lebanese track for ME peace negotiations Syria-USA, Politics, 1/14/2004
- Al-Shara confers with Gul on ME developments Syria-Turkey, Politics, 1/13/2004
- Syrian official statement on peace with Israel
Indicating that the Israeli gesture of inviting the Syrian president to visit Israel is for public consumption, a senior media source in Syria replied to a SANA correspondent to the Israeli statements regarding Syria, saying that the proper mechanism for peace is negotiations, stressing that the problem doesn't lie in visits or initiatives. Syria-Israel, Politics, 1/13/2004 - Syrian- Turkish cooperation
A session of discussion was held in Aleppo yesterday between Syrian and Turkish businessmen and investors at the Aleppo Chamber of Commerce, in the presence of Aleppo Governor, Osama Adi, and Letfallah Bighlin, the Governor of Ghazi Intab governorate. Syria-Turkey, Economics, 1/12/2004 - EU envoy stresses that ME peace is impossible without Syria
Syria's Foreign Minister Farouk al-Shara on Sunday received the special European Union envoy for the Mideast peace process Marc Oti and the accompanying delegation. Syria-European Union, Politics, 1/12/2004 - Renewed Egyptian underlining of Syria 's cling to ME peace
Political Advisor to the Egyptian President Osama al-Baz stressed Syria's interest and real desire to achieve just and comprehensive peace in the Mideast, based on the international resolutions and Land-for-Peace formula, asserting that her call to resume peace negotiations from the point it stopped proves this desire. Egypt-Syria, Politics, 1/12/2004 - Syrian- Jordanian transport cooperation Jordan-Syria, Local, 1/12/2004