Syrian President Asad Proceeds To Istanbul

ANKARA - President Ahmet Necdet Sezer and President Bashar Al-Asad of Syria watched performance of Syrian dance group on Wednesday.
Syrian Enana group performed its show in Museum of Fine Arts in Ankara.
Parliament Speaker Bulent Arinc, Culture and Tourism Minister Erkan Mumcu, State Minister Kursat Tuzmen, U.S. Embassy in Ankara Counselor Robert Deutsch and some ambassadors also watched the performance.
SYRIAN PRESIDENT ASAD PROCEEDS TO ISTANBUL
Al-Asad left Ankara for Istanbul on Wednesday.
Asad will visit Istanbul Stock Exchange (IMKB) on Thursday and will come together with Turkish businessmen in a meeting which will be held by Turkish-Syrian Business Council at Ciragan Palace.
Syrian President will visit Islamic History, Art and Culture Research Center. He will later depart from Turkey on Thursday evening.
Asad met separately with President Ahmet Necdet Sezer, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Gul, Chief of General Staff Gen. Hilmi Ozkok, Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Deniz Baykal and Arab countries' ambassadors in Ankara.
(EÖ-AÖ) 07.01.2004