Sunday, October 3, 2010

Syrian President Visits Iran Amid Skepticism of U.S. Peace Initiative

Syrian President Bashar Assad meeting with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Tehran Times

Syrian Leader Visits Iran To Discuss Regional Issues -- L.A. Times

Bashar Assad's meeting with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad comes after an improvement in U.S.-Syrian relations. The trip may be an attempt to reaffirm Syria's close ties with Iran.

Reporting from Beirut and Tehran — Syria's president paid a one-day visit to Iran on Saturday to discuss "the exceptional ties" between the two countries, but the meeting came amid a cluster of regional developments that could divide them.

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More News On Syria

Syria's Assad Rebuffs Washington By Courting Iran -- New York Times/Reuters
Iran Awards Syrian Leader Highest Medal of Honor -- Voice of America
Syrian Leader: Mideast Talks Only to Help Obama -- New York Times/AP
Syria's Assad Says Peace Talks Aim Only at Boosting Obama's Home Support -- Bloomberg
U.S. Woos Syria in Mideast Peace Push -- Wall Street Journal
Syria hails 'constructive dialogue' -- AFP
Iran, Syria eye $5b annual trade -- Tehran Times
Syria's regional influence matters -- Gulf News

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