"Assad lauds Turkish pres. for resisting U.S. pressure
4/6/2005 8:00:00 PM GMT
President Bashar al-Assad believes regional nations should unite against outside interference.
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad praised his Turkish counterpart's decision to go ahead with a visit to Damascus despite U.S. qualms.
According to Assad, the U.S. and other countries had pressed Ankara to cancel a visit by President Ahmet Necdet Sezer to Syria later this month. "
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