VOL. XXXVIII

NO. 48

28-AUGUST-1995

Syria

Syria SignsNuclear Accord With Argentina

Syria andArgentina have signed a letter of understanding for peaceful nuclearcooperation, according to an Argentine Foreign Ministry spokesman in BuenosAires. The signing of the letter of understanding on 17 August will allow thestart of what will probably be long negotiations leading to the possiblepurchase by Syria of a small 3-megawatt experimental nuclear reactor (MEES, 21August). "It is simply an understanding...