DAMASCUS - Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem on Tuesday condemned as "dangerous" the multi-billion-dollar US arms packages for its Arab allies.
"He who wants to make peace does not start out with an arms initiative which is dangerous for the region," Muallem said in reference to the US administration.
His comments came as US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Defence Secretary Robert Gates kicked off a regional tour in Egypt seeking to unite Arab allies.
Their visit was preceded by announcements of military packages for key Arab allies and Israel. The pacts are worth 20 billion dollars (14.6 billion euros) for Saudi Arabia, 13 billion dollars for Egypt and 30 billion for Israel.
07/31/2007 14:10 GMT