Syria Neutral in Foreign Policy - 11/11/1961

The Kansas City Times (Kansas City, Missouri)

Sat, Nov 11, 1961 – Page 14

 

Syria Neutral in Foreign Policy

DAMASCUS, Nov 10 (Reuters)

 

Syria which broke away from the United Arab Republic two months ago, will have a foreign policy based on positive neutrality and nonalignment, it was announced today.

The policy was contained in a “national unity charter” hammered out by 62 leading Syrians, including Prime Minister Mamoun Kuzbari, during an 11-hour meeting that ended at dawn.

The charter, which defined policy for the forthcoming 4-year parliamentary session, pledged support for the liberation of “usurped land” in Palestine, Algeria, the Persian gulf state of Oman and “all occupied parts of the Arab homeland”.