Arabic News Weekly Edition for Syria, 5/24/2004
Weekly Edition, Syria - Week of May 24, 2004
- Ankara for boosting trade relations with Syria
Turkish Minister of State for Trade Affairs, Korshad Tuzman, has underlined his country's determination to boost trade relations and volume of trade exchange between Syria and Turkey. Syria-Turkey, Politics, 5/29/2004 - Damascus: Syria is careful to maintain good relations with Egypt
Arab diplomatic sources in Damascus denied the existence of any " Syrian- Egyptian difference" on the ground of the differences in view points that took place in the Arab summit in Tunisia. Syria-Egypt, Politics, 5/29/2004 - Syrian antique returned back from Britain Syria-UK, Local, 5/29/2004
- Al-Assad to visit Spain next week
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad will hold a two -day officials visit to Spain in the beginning of June, official presidential announcement on Thursday said. Syria-Spain, Politics, 5/28/2004 - Syrian FM meets with Palestinian official
Foreign Minister Farouk al-Shara on Thursday discussed the deteriorating situation in the Palestinian occupied territories with Secretary of the Palestinian National Initiative, Mustafa Barghouthi. Syria-Palestine, Politics, 5/28/2004 - Al-Assad receives Hariri Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 5/28/2004
- Al-Assad confers with Vatican Papal Nuncio Syria-Vatican, Politics, 5/28/2004
- EU cling to sign Association Agreement with Syria Syria-European Union, Politics, 5/28/2004
- Europe seizes on 'Syria's accountability law' to request stronger commitment on the weapons of mass destruction
The countries of the European union seized the chance of the "American sanctions on Syria and agreed yesterday to demand Damascus for stronger commitment to give up the weapons of mass destruction for signing the partnership agreement. Syria-European Union, Politics, 5/27/2004 - Information Minister meets with Mustafa Barghouthi
Syria's Information Minister Ahmad al-Hasan Wednesday received the Secretary of the Palestinian National Initiative ( PNI ) Mustafa al-Barghouthi, and the Human Rights Affairs Advisor to the Palestinian Authority Ibraheem al-Dakak. Syria-Palestine, Politics, 5/27/2004 - Syrian Banking Conference opened Syria, Economics, 5/27/2004
- Syria- Egyptian joint electric cooperation
Egyptian Electric Holding Company decided Wednesday on launching the Syrian-Egyptian Company for Electric Studies and Engineering Consultations. Syria-Egypt, Economics, 5/27/2004 - Syria- Lebanese army cooperation Syria-Lebanon, Military, 5/27/2004
- Al-Shara meets with Spanish Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Syria-Spain, Politics, 5/27/2004
- Egypt's council's board chairman and sanctions on Syria
Chairman of the Egyptian Council's Board for Foreign affairs Mohammad Shaker underlined that the American sanctions is a dangerous move against all the region's countries, not only against Syria. Egypt-Syria, Politics, 5/26/2004 - Syria release some 27 Kurdish teenagers
The secretary general of the banned Kurdish progressive democratic party in Syria, Aziz Daoud, said yesterday that the Syrian authorities released yesterday 27 Syrian Kurdish teenagers detained following al-Qamishli and Damascus incidents in the mid of March. Syria, Politics, 5/25/2004 - Syrian-Moroccan memorandum of understanding signed
Syria and Morocco on Monday agreed to continue coordination between Al-Ba'ath Arab Socialist Party and the political parties in Morocco to form a popular front defending Arab homeland issues and achieving progress and development of the Arab societies. Syria-Morocco, Politics, 5/25/2004 - Arab League condemns sanctions on Syria Regional-Syria, Politics, 5/25/2004
- Kuwaiti FM: A unified stand in support of Syria Kuwait-Syria, Politics, 5/25/2004
- Arab Summit rejects economic sanctions against Syria
The decision described the so-called Syria Accountability Act as a violation of the international law and the UN resolutions. Syria-Regional, Politics, 5/24/2004 - Human resources promotion highlighted by trade minister
Syria's Economic and Trade Minister Ghassan Rifaee stressed importance of developing human resources in responding to political, economic and social changes the world is witnessing. Syria, Politics, 5/24/2004 - Putin calls Israel to withdraw from occupied Syrian Golan
President Vladimir Putin of Russia called on Israel to withdraw from all the occupied Arab lands to the line June of 4, 1967. Syria-Russia, Politics, 5/24/2004 - More aids by Syrian Arab people's Committee for the Palestinians Syria-Palestine, Politics, 5/24/2004