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December 27, 2006
No. 228

Al-Sharq Al-Awsat: Senator Specter Praises Syrian President Assad

U.S. Senator Arlen Specter (R-PN) met with Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad and issued a statement following the meeting. Sen. Specter quoted the Syrian President as saying that he was concerned about the presence of Al-Qaeda in northern Lebanon, and he emphasized his commitment not to provide weapons to Hizbullah.

Sen. Specter praised Syrian cooperation with the International Commission of Inquiry into the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Al-Hariri and said that Syria's goals are peace, stability and prosperity in the region.

(Al-Sharq Al-Awsat, December 27, 2006)

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