VOL. XLV

No 17

29-April-2002

LEBANON

Lebanon Postpones Euro-Med AgreementSigning, Algeria Goes Ahead

Lebanonpostponed signing of the partnership with the European Union that was to havetaken place at the Euro-Mediterranean Conference in Valencia,Spain.It boycotted the conference, along with Syria,in objection to Israelspresence following its latest military offensive in the West Bank. Algeria,however, went ahead and signed the agreement on 22 April. The agreementsobjectives, as defined at the...