Christopher Pressed Syria on Jews, Reportedly Got ‘Firm Commitment’
U.S. Secretary of State Warren Christopher discussed at length the fate of Syrian Jews with Syrian President Hafez Assad during his visit to Damascus last weekend, sources here have confirmed.
They said Christopher followed up on the subject in additional discussions with Syrian Foreign Minister Farouk al-Sharaa.
“Christopher made it clear that the plight of Syrian Jews is one of the important considerations in the relationship between the United States and Syria,” said Malcolm Hoenlein, executive vice chairman of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, which was holding its annual mission here this week.
Sekretar USA
Warren Christopher je prilikom svoje posjete Damasku diskutirao o sudbini sirijskih Židova sa predsjednikom
Hafez Assadom
i nastavio diskusiju sa sirijskim ministrom vanjskih poslova
Farouk al-Sharaa-om
Cristofer je jasno naglasio da je sudbina sirijskih Židova važna u odnosima između USA i Sirije, prema izjavi
Malcolm Hoenleina, predsjednika najvećih američkih židovskih organizacija.
Od listopada prošle godine je Sirija obustavila izdavanje viza kojima se dozvoljava odlazak Židova iz Sirije, u kojoj ima oko 1.450 Židova a njih 1.000 traži vizu...