Arabic News Weekly Edition for Syria, 6/21/2004
Weekly Edition, Syria - Week of June 21, 2004
- Obeid underlines the significance of al-Assad's visit to China
Lebanese Foreign Minister Jean Obeid on Thursday described President Bashar al-Assad' s visit to China as important due to the critical situations the region is passing through. Syria-China, Politics, 6/25/2004 - Spanish Foreign Minister highlights Syria's role in ME peace
"Syria is a main factor of stability in the Middle East and it is a fault to neglect the need for the Syrian track," Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos said on Thursday, stressing the inevitability of pushing the peace process in the region in line with the international resolutions. Syria-Spain, Politics, 6/25/2004 - Syrian police arrest mentally unbalanced women attacker
A Senior police officer in Damascus on Thursday announced the arrest of a suspect attacker who had targeted 7 young ladies during half a month period. Syria, Local, 6/25/2004 - Al-Shara discusses ME developments with Chinese peer
In the framework of President Bashar al-Assad's current state visit to China, an official session of talks was held between Foreign Minister Farouk al-Shara and his Chinese counterpart, Li Zhaoxing. Syria-China, Politics, 6/24/2004 - Mahateir Muhammad highlights Syrian- Malaysian co-operation relations
Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohammed stressed that Syria is an important state in the Middle East, asserting that the Syrian-Malaysian relations are ancient and good. Syria-Malaysia, Politics, 6/24/2004 - Al-Assad confers with Chinese peoples's council representatives Syria-China, Politics, 6/24/2004
- Belgium calls for speedy finalization of EU-Syria association agreement Syria-Belgium, Politics, 6/24/2004
- Syrian- Chinese Presidents discuss ME developments, bilateral relations
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad and his wife were given official reception protocols at the Great People's Reception Hall on Tuesday afternoon in Peking on the occasion of their state visit to the People's Republic of China. Syria-China, Politics, 6/23/2004 - Lahoud for boosting trade relations with Syria Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 6/23/2004
- Khaddam confers with Mahateir Muhammad Syria-Malaysia, Politics, 6/23/2004
- Agriculture Minister in Ankakla for boosting bilateral agricultural relations Syria-Turkey, Politics, 6/23/2004
- Al-Assad visits China's Great Wall Syria-China, Local, 6/23/2004
- Syria: Aktham Nueisah starts hunger strike
The committee in charge of democratic freedoms and human rights in Syria yesterday announced that its chairman and official spokesman Aktham Nueiseh started on Sunday an open food strike in "protest of his imprisonment conditions " since April 13. Syria, Politics, 6/22/2004 - Al-Assad arrives in Peking
President Bashar al-Assad and his wife arrived in Beijing on Monday on state visit to the People's Republic of China. The visit is the first by a Syrian President to China since the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries in 1956. Syria-China, Politics, 6/22/2004 - Mahathir Mohammed arrive sin Damascus
Former Malaysian Prime Minister arrived in Damascus on a 3-day visit to Syria at the invitation of Higher Education Ministry. Syria-Malaysia, Politics, 6/22/2004 - Syrian Premier confers with former Malaysian counterpart Syria-Malaysia, Politics, 6/22/2004
- Chinese Foreign Minister highlights al-Assad's visit to China
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China, Li Zhaoxing, described the state visit by President Bashar al-Assad to China this week as a great event in the process of the Chinese-Syrian relations, stressing his country's deep interest in this visit. Syria-China, Politics, 6/21/2004