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dipsydoodle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-12-08 07:22 PM
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Syria, Lebanon to open embassies
Source: BBC News

Syria and Lebanon have agreed to open embassies in each other's capitals, French leader Nicolas Sarkozy has said.

The announcement came after Mr Sarkozy held talks with Lebanon's President Michel Suleiman and then Syria's leader Bashar Assad in Paris.

Lebanon and Syria broke off diplomatic ties after former Lebanese PM Rafik Hariri was assassinated in 2005. Beirut accused Syria of involvement.

Mr Assad's welcome in Paris marks his return to the world stage.


Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7503205.stm
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