SYRIA: LEBANESE AND SYRIAN LEADERS MEET IN DAMASCUS FOR TALKS ON LEBANESE CIVIL WAR.

Record ID: 276790

  • Title: SYRIA: LEBANESE AND SYRIAN LEADERS MEET IN DAMASCUS FOR TALKS ON LEBANESE CIVIL WAR.
  • Date: 24th December 1975
  • Summary: 1. GV Karami (left) and Assad seated in room talking PAN TO other officials. 0.29 2. SV Karami ZOOM OUT TO GV of all in group 0.54 Initials VS 21.45 VS 21.50 Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 8th January 1976 12:00
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  • Location: DAMASCUS, SYRIA
  • Country: Syria
  • Reuters ID: LVAF1HG7WP5FLBCCPF24BK082Y45
  • Story Text: Syrian and Lebanese leaders held one day talks in the Syrian capital of Damascus on Tuesday (22 December) to try to find a solution to the civil war that has been tearing Lebanon to pieces for the past eight months.

    The Lebanese military delegation was led by Lebanese Premier Rashid Karami and the Syrians by President Hafez Al-Assad and Premier Mahmoud Al-Ayoubi.

    Earlier this month delegations from both sides of the warring factions in Lebanon visited Syria to put their sides of the conflict before Syrian leaders.

    Although there has been no official statement on the talks it is expected that Syria will try to help the Lebanese government to restore order and start a dialogue leading to reforms and a solution to Lebanon's crisis.

    Since the war started in April more than 4,000 people have died in or as a result of the fighting. Numerous ceasefires have been broken and so far repeated appeals from Lebanon's leaders for gunmen to lay down their arms have failed.

    SYNOPSIS: A military delegation from Lebanon led by their Premier Rashid Karami visited the Syrian capital of Damascus on Tuesday for talks with Syrian leaders. Mr. Karami and the Syrian President Hafez Al-Assad had lengthy discussions during the day to try to find a solution to the civil was in Lebanon. Earlier this month delegations from both sides in the conflict visited Damascus to put their cases to Syrian leaders.

    While he was in Syria Mr. Karami also spoke with the Syrian Premier Mahmoud Al-Ayoubi. Since the war started in Lebanon in April more than four thousand people have died as a result of the fighting. To date, repeated ceasefires have been broken and opposing gunmen have ignored pleas for peace from the Lebanese leaders.

    It is expected that Syria will try to help Lebanon find a peaceful solution.
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