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Article: News Analysis: Lebanese president's upcoming visit to Syria carries tough mission
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- August 12, 2008
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News Analysis: Lebanese president's upcoming visit to Syria
carries tough mission
by Suzan Haidamous
BEIRUT, Aug. 12 (Xinhua) -- Lebanese President Michel Suleiman is
faced with a tough mission during his upcoming two-day official
visit to Syria, local analysts said.
Among other thorny issues, the establishment of diplomatic ties
and the opening of embassies will top the agenda of the meeting
between Suleiman and his Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad.
Their forthcoming meeting, which would mark a new era in ties
between the two neighbors, comes following a series of crises which
shook the bilateral relations since 2004 when the Syrians pressed to
prolong the mandate of former ...