PREMIER URGES SYRIANS TO PARTICIPATE IN CAMPAIGN TO SUPPORT PALESTINIANS

SANA news agency website
26 Apr 06

Damascus, 26 April: Prime Minister Muhammad Naji al-Itri called on
Wednesday [26 April] the Syrian citizens to effectively take part at
the campaign to boost the Palestinian people scheduled to be launched
next Sunday all over the country.

Heading the weekly meeting of the cabinet, Al-Itri said, “we call to
the wide-scaled and effective participation in the campaign activities
to achieve its goals and ends. This is to underline Syria’s commitment
to her national and pan-Arab stances and to embody her sons’ stances
as well as their standing by their Palestinian brethrens in facing up
[to] difficulties, pressures and challenges they are exposed to at
this time”.

On the outcome of the recent visit made to Tunisia to attend the
Syrian-Tunisian Joint Higher Committee meetings, Al-Itri emphasized
the need to follow up mechanism of activating the signed agreements
and memos by specified ministries.

The cabinet approved a law to avert double taxation between Syria
and Armenia as it approved another law to finance boosting the State
Planning Commission by the Islamic Bank for Development.