- Title: FRANCE: SYRIAN PRIME MINISTER SEES PRESIDENT DE GAULLE
- Date: 15th December 1967
- Summary: 1. LV & GV ELYSEE PALACE (2 SHOTS) 0.07 2. CU FLAG ON SYRIAN PRIME MINISTER'S CAR 0.11 3. SV DE GAULLE AND ZEAYEN SEATED TALKING 0.35 4. SV ZEAYEN OUT ONTO STEPS 0.40 5. SV GUARD OF HONOUR 0.44 6. SV ZEAYEN INTO CAR 0.54 7. GV CAR AWAY 1.04 Initials DW/V/PW/BB Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights rese
- Embargoed: 30th December 1967 12:00
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- Location: PARIS, FRANCE
- Country: France
- Reuters ID: LVA1LIP7CE0D8519SJDLWAPH6V5H
- Story Text: THE PRIME MINISTER OF SYRIA, MR. YOUSSEF ZEAYEN, HAD FURTHER TALKS WITH GENERAL DE GAULLE AT THE ELYSEE PALACE, IN PARIS TODAY (FRIDAY). MR. ZEAYEN LATER LEFT FRANCE AT THE END OF HIS FIVE DAY OFFICIAL VISIT.
AFTER A LUNCHEON TODAY, IN HONOUR OF HIS GUEST, PRESIDENT DE GAULLE CALLED FOR A WITHDRAWAL OF ISRAELI TROOPS FROM OCCUPIED ARAB TERRITORIES, EQUAL NAVIGATION RIGHTS FOR ISRAEL AND HER NEIGHBOURS, AND A SETTLEMENT OF THE ARAB REFUGEE PROBLEM. THE GENERAL ADDED THAT FRANCE WAS PREPARED TO CONTRIBUTE ACTIVELY TO A SETTLEMENT OF THE MIDDLE EAST CRISIS WITHIN AN INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT.
PRESIDENT DE GAULLE SAID A WORTHWHILE PEACE COULD ONLY BE ESTABLISHED BY EXCLUDING ALL CONQUESTS GAINED BY FORCE, BY ENDING ALL BELLIGERENCY, BY ENSURING A DECENT HUMAN FATE FOR REFUGEES AND MINORITIES, AND BY GIVING EVERY INTERESTED PARTY THE SAME RIGHTS, INCLUDING NAVIGATIONAL.
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