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Published Date: 15 October 2008
SYRIA formally recognised Lebanon for the first time in six decades yesterday.
The foreign ministries of both countries said embassies would be set up in Damascus and Beirut before the end of the year. The move fulfils a long-standing demand of the West.

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  • Last Updated: 14 October 2008 10:10 PM
  • Source: The Scotsman
  • Location: Edinburgh
  • Related Topics: Syria , Lebanon
 
1

Boy Wonder,

15/10/2008 00:25:08
1st Syrian to 2nd Syrian ... "Oh look, there's Lebanon!"
2

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15/10/2008 01:31:27
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SCULLION1,

Canada 15/10/2008 02:08:15
SCULLION1
First Syrian, "I don't recognize Lebanon."
Second Syrian, "Why not?"
First Syrian, "It's just been painted."
4

The wilkman,

Isle of Skye 15/10/2008 09:31:02
When the French left they devided their Middle Eastern colony into two, to give a separate state (calling it 'Lebanon') to the coastal Christians, in the hope it would help France maintain influence in the area. The larger state created (Syria) has till now argued the French had no right to devide "Syria"
5

Kipling,

15/10/2008 11:12:07
Many Christians in Syria have relations (affinal, cosanguineal) in Lebanon. Both countries speak a similar local language with difference in odd words and pronounciation. French is the second language for both, although it's mainly the educated who speak it. Due to Syria's comprehensive and effective educational policy, that means a large proportion of the population probably speak French. So there's no language barrier between the two, and I doubt for the ordinary person in the street the only problem might be in any customs border tariff that might result. Syria's past attempt to control and stop the civil war in the Lebanon might have been criticised by the West, but there was a good reason from their point of view for this, at the least because the relations of many Syrians were also getting killed and it affected the informal trade between the two countries. I can't see it making much difference, except as an excuse for more customs border controls/tariffs? May the two countries go forward to more peaceful and rewarding times.
6

Barbarra,

23/07/2009 16:03:32
Friends again. Kiss and make up eh? Well they are neighbors after all.

 

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