Italy Says Syria Agrees to EU Presence
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Syrian President Bashar Assad has agreed 'in principle' to a European presence on its border to halt arms shipments to Hezbollah, while Pakistan said Saturday that it would send hundreds of army engineers to ...
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Syrian President Bashar al-Assad says his country can play a major role in bringing security to Iraq.
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The European Union has agreed to implement last year's U.N. decision to lift economic sanctions on Libya as well as ending its arms embargo on the North African country, diplomats said on Wednesday.
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The European Union supports Syria&#39;s  goal of regaining the occupied Golan Heights from Israel, the  EU foreign policy chief said after meeting President Bashar  al-Assad on Wednesday.
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Syria, which Washington has accused of  failing to stop militants entering Iraq, has reached a border  cooperation deal with its neighbor, Foreign Minister Farouq  al-Shara said on Sunday.
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The head of the European Commission Romano Prodi said on Sunday that it was legitimate to make a &quot;friendly&quot; request to Russia for an explanation of the bloody end to the school hostage crisis.
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Syria and Sweden discussed on Sunday means of boosting the bilateral cooperation relations and activating the agreements signed between them in the different fields of transport.
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European Commission President Romano Prodi said today a strong European Union had nothing to fear from Turkey eventually joining the 25-nation bloc.
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The European Union wants to sign a trade and aid pact to ease Syria&#39;s diplomatic isolation, but only on condition it agrees to renounce weapons of mass destruction, German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer said yesterday.
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Italy's Prime Minister Romano Prodi called on Monday for Europe to "leave the door open" for Turkey to join the EU despite the partial suspension of talks due to Turkey's refusal to open its ports to Cyprus.Comment
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The European Union on Wednesday agreed in principle to lift an arms embargo on Libya after pressure from Italy, which wants the Libyan government to help crack down on illegal immigration to the EU.
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The European Union agreed to lift an 18-year-old arms embargo on Libya, bowing to pressure from Italy which wants to help the former pariah state fight illegal immigration.
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The European Union has agreed to  implement last year's U.N. decision to lift economic sanctions  on Libya as well as ending its arms embargo on the North  African country, diplomats said on Wednesday.
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Italian Premier Romano Prodi said on Tuesday that the Mideast peace initiative being mounted by Italy, France and Spain saw an international conference as the end rather than the start of a negotiating process.Comment
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Syria and Iraq signed on to a plan Monday to cooperate in combating terrorism and crime, the official SUNA Syrian news agency said.
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The United States and Europe must talk to  Syria and Iran if they want a comprehensive solution to Iraq  and other Middle East conflicts, Syrian President Bashar  al-Assad said in an interview published on Friday.
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France, Italy and Spain united behind a planned Mediterranean Union on Thursday, announcing a July summit in Paris of the countries bordering the sea.