"And I have found both freedom and safety in my madness, the freedom of loneliness and the safety from being understood, for those who understand us enslave something in us. But let me not be too proud of my safety. Even a Thief in a jail is safe from another thief. "

Khalil Gibran (How I Became a Madman)

Lübnan Marunîleri / Yasin Atlıoğlu

NEWS AND ARTICLES / HABERLER VE MAKALELER

Wednesday, September 15, 2004

Syrian PA speaker holds talks in Ankara

SOURCE: Arabic News
Speaker of the People's Assembly Mahmoud al-Abrash on Tuesday conferred with the Turkish Speaker of the Parliament Bulent Arinc on means of enhancing the advanced parliamentary relations between the two Parliaments to go along with the advanced relations between Syria and Turkey.
Abrash and Arinc headed a meeting that included members of the Syrian Parliamentary delegation and a number of Turkish MPs, where they exchanged viewpoints on means of reactivating the parliamentary relations between both countries.Later, al-Abrash and Arinc signed a memo of understanding on cooperation between both parliaments.
Following the meeting, Speaker of the People's Assembly said this visit comes in the framework of a number of visits which aim at deepening the advanced relations between the two countries, referring to the historical visit of President Bashar al-Assad to Turkey at the beginning of this year.Abrash stressed the two countries' stances are identical on a number of issues including the situation in Iraq and the occupied Palestinian lands.He expressed Syria's appreciation over Turkey's stances concerning the weapons of mass destruction issue in the Middle East.
Arinc, for his part, said the friendly relations between Syria and Turkey are progressing, particularly after the visit of President Bashar al-Assad and the mutual official visits between the two sides.He added that the aim of the Memo of Understanding is to boost cooperation, describing the Syrian-Turkish relations as strong and deeply- rooted.
Earlier, al-Abrash and the accompanying delegation paid a visit to the tomb of the Founder of the Turkish State Mustafa Kemal Ataturk.

Friday, July 16, 2004

Otari concludes a three- day successful visit to Turkey

SOURCE: Arabic News
Syria's Prime Minister Mohammed Naji Otari and the accompanying delegation on Thursday returned home concluding a 3-day official visit to Turkey.
He was seen off at Istanbul International Airport by Istanbul Governor Muammer Guler and Syria's Ambassador in Ankara.Earlier in the day, Prime Minister Mohammed Naji Ottri and the accompanying delegation on Thursday paid a visit to Dolma Bahci historical Palace.
They were received at the palace by Chairman of the Turkish National Grand Assembly Bulent Arinc. They toured the Palace and listened to a review on the history of the palace.
Later, they paid also a visit to Istanbul Stock Exchange Market. They listened to an explanation from the Director of the Stock Market on the mechanism of the work, the history of its foundation and activities and role in the economic and finance life in Turkey.
Following a tour in the Stock Market, Otari stressed the importance of cooperation between Syria and Turkey to establish a stock exchange market in Damascus.