VOL. XLVI

No 38

22-September-2003

SYRIA

Al-Utari Forms New Government, Oil And Other Key Posts Unchanged

Muhammad al-Utari on 18 September formed a new government, one week after being designated Syrias new prime minister (MEES, 15 September). The majority of the 30-strong cabinet are members of the ruling Bath party. Ibrahim Haddad has kept his job as oil minister, and most of the other key posts are unchanged, with Mustafa Tlass remaining as foreign minister and Faruq al-Shara as foreign...