Today marks the first time in 17 years that a Syrian prime minister is visiting Israel's ally, Turkey. Syrian papers report that Prime Minister Muhammad Mustafa Miro will discuss the "regional situation following the war in Iraq." Some 50 leading Syrian officials are accompanying Miro...
Israel will renew diplomatic relations with Austria and re-post its ambassador in Vienna. Relations were severed in February 2000 after an Austrian government was established with the participation of Joerg Haider's Nazi-sympathizing Freedom party. At least 14 European nations froze their relations with Austria at the time. Haider resigned from the leadership of the party later in 2000, and the party's strength dropped drastically in the last elections. Austrian Foreign Minister Benita Ferrero-Waldner visited Yad Vashem today...
Israel will renew diplomatic relations with Austria and re-post its ambassador in Vienna. Relations were severed in February 2000 after an Austrian government was established with the participation of Joerg Haider's Nazi-sympathizing Freedom party. At least 14 European nations froze their relations with Austria at the time. Haider resigned from the leadership of the party later in 2000, and the party's strength dropped drastically in the last elections. Austrian Foreign Minister Benita Ferrero-Waldner visited Yad Vashem today...