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Kingdom Helped Broker UN-Syria Deal: Abdullah |
2005-11-28 |
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah has said that Saudi Arabia helped broker a deal between Syria and the United Nations over the questioning of five Syrians about the killing of former Lebanese Premier Rafik Hariri. In a wide-ranging interview published yesterday by Asharq Al-Awsat, a sister publication of Arab News, King Abdullah said Saudi Arabia would remain a âsource of goodness for the whole worldâ. King Abdullah said he proposed to French President Jacques Chirac and UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan that a UN team question the Syrian officials in Geneva or Vienna, rather than in neighboring Lebanon. âI sent Prince Bandar ibn Sultan on special missions to Paris and Damascus. ... He flew to Damascus to meet President Bashar Assad and they reached an agreement,â King Abdullah was quoted as saying. |
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#1 âI sent Prince Bandar ibn Sultan and his wife on special shopping mission to Paris and Damascus. ... King Abdullah said Saudi Arabia would remain a âsource of |
Posted by: Besoeker 2005-11-28 09:26 |