VOL. XLV

No 24

17-June-2002

Arab PressReview

(MEES Translation)

Syrias Mid East Dilemma

The following is an extract from a column by Sarkis Na'um (Lebanesejournalist) that appeared in the Lebanese daily al-Nahar on 31 May. Itis entitled: Syria: Is It ACase Of Confusion Or Contradiction?

Western diplomatshave noticed a certain amount of confusion in Syriashandling of the current Middle Eastsituation and many of the developments associated with it, as well as somecontradictions. On the one hand it...