CAIRO - Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad flew to Egypt and Saudi Arabia on Sunday for talks on Lebanon, a day after diplomats said Assad had rejected a UN request to interview him about a former Lebanese prime ministerâs murder.| Wonder if Pencilneck spent any time asking for asylum, and how to move large quantities of gold from Syria? |
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al Faisal announced the Saudi-Syrian summit during a surprise visit to Damascus earlier. â(The king) affirmed the kingdomâs desire for stronger relations between Syria and Lebanon in all fields, so that the interests of both countries and security of the region are protected,â said a statement on the Saudi state news agency SPA, after a meeting and banquet in Jeddah. It gave no more details.
Saudi Arabia, a key US ally, said in November it had brokered a deal between Damascus and the United Nations to allow the questioning of five Syrian officials in Vienna. Adel Al-Harbi, political editor at the leading Saudi daily Al-Riyadh, said Saudi Arabia wanted to find a way for Assad to meet the UN team without harming Syriaâs sovereignty.
| Just offer him asylum in southern Egypt and be done with it. |