VOL. XLVI

No 3

20-January-2003

SYRIA

Syria/Russia In Nuclear Plant Negotiations

Damascus has begun negotiations with Moscow for Russia to establish a nuclear power project in Syria, according to a statement from Russias atomic energy ministry on 15 January. The ministry said the talks were in their preliminary stages, adding that Syria had expressed a desire for the project to go ahead, and Russia in principle could supply the countrys needs but no agreement had been reached. In February 1998,...