1 - 7 November 2001
Issue No.558
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Pledging support
SYRIA'S President Bashar Al-Assad completed a historic visit to Sudan on Sunday during which he agreed with his counterpart Omar Al-Bashir to give their "full support" to the Palestinian Intifada.The two leaders also agreed during the 24-hour state visit that Arab unity was required to "face conspiracies and threats against pan-Arab security or against any individual Arab state," Sudanese Foreign Minister Mustafa Ismail said.
The leaders had earlier issued a joint statement denouncing the "continued flagrant Israeli aggression on the unarmed Palestinian people and on the Muslim and Christian holy sites in the occupied territories."
Syria and Sudan also announced plans to form joint committees for consultation between their foreign ministries. Al-Assad is the first Syrian president to visit Sudan in more than 30 years.
UN denounces violations
THE UNITED Nations expressed "concern" on Monday over Israel's violation of Lebanese airspace last week, according to a statement from the UN information centre in Beirut.Staffan de Mistura, the personal representative of the UN secretary general in southern Lebanon, "Has noted with concern that an Israeli military helicopter violated the Blue Line on 27 October 2001," the centre's statement said.
De Mistura said "even one such violation may contribute negatively to the already tense situation" at the Lebanese- Israeli borders. He "reiterates his call to the Israeli authorities to halt such air violations and to fully respect the Blue Line," the centre's statement said.
The United Nations has repeatedly called on Israel to respect Lebanese airspace, counting the forays since Israel ended its 22-year occupation of south Lebanon in May 2000 as breaches of the UN- certified "Blue Line" or border between the two countries.
Recalling ambassador
MOROCCO has decided to recall its ambassador to Madrid in light of "a certain number of Spanish attitudes and positions concerning Morocco," the Morocco's MAP news agency quoted a foreign ministry spokesman as saying on Sunday.Relations between Morocco and Spain have been deteriorating since August following complaints by Madrid that the number of illegal immigrants entering Spain recently was unacceptable.
Madrid says that the Moroccan government is not doing enough to contain the influx of illegal immigrants. In its defence, Morocco has said that while it has increased surveillance along its coasts, the immigration problem cannot be solved by security measures alone.
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