Egypt - Syrian President rejects Israeli offer

(7 Aug 1996) T/I:   11:01:48


Syrian President Hafez al-Assad on Wednesday (7/8) rejected Israel's offer of a resumption of peace talks, saying the Jewish state's leaders were not committed to peace. Assad made the comments after talks with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in Alexandria, Egypt.

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ALEXANDRIA, EGYPT, 7/8;
Syrian plane arriving;
Hosni Mubarak, Egyptian President on tarmac waiting;
syrian air plane on tarmac;
Mubarak waiting;
plane door open;
Syrian President, Hafez al-Assad emerges and down steps;
greetings;
group walk away;
Assad shakes hands with officials;
Assad and Mubarak leaving airport;
into cars;
front of car;
pan up ornate building;
Assad and Mubarak seated on sofa talking;
cu Mubarak;
cu Assad;
ms of both;
Assad addressing journalists in news conference, sot in Arabic, translation:"Of course our discussions mainly concentrated on the peace process. Of course the Arabs in general are committed to the peace process but on the principles that it began on - that is with Madrid as a reference.";
pullback news conference;

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