Syrian president makes landmark Turkey trip ( - ME is uniting ? ? )

[ConcernedCanuk]

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Syrian president makes landmark Turkey trip

Tuesday, January 6, 2004

ANKARA, Turkey (Reuters) -- President Bashar al-Assad began the first official visit by a Syrian head of state to Turkey on Tuesday, hoping to nurture a new warmth between neighbors that were close to war only five years ago.

Relations have been frosty for decades, chilled by rows over territory, shared water resources and Syria's long-time tacit support for Kurdish separatists fighting in southeastern Turkey.

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In an interview with CNN Turk television on Monday, said that his country had proposed a U.N. Security Council resolution to remove all weapons of mass destruction from the Middle East, but said the United States blocked the measure.

"The important thing is that all initiatives are taken on a general scope. I mean it should also encompass Israel. Because when we talk of weapons of mass destruction we should think of WMDs owned by Israel. Because in our region, Israel is the only country that possesses WMDs. So when we talk about getting rid of WMDs we must start with Israel," Assad said.



Lots of "uniting" going on over there !



India and Pakistan



http://www.reuters.co.uk/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=4079096">Iran and Egypt


Wait till they get the idea to ALL get together

D'ya think that the USA muckin' about in the middle of the ME has anything to do with these budding "alliances" ?

naaaaaaah

[DavidDvorkin]

1. It's that old "uniter not a divider" mojo working again!

I wonder if Dubya will make that claim again during the coming campaign.

Oh, what am I saying? He'll make any damned claim he wants to, and the press will fawn.