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SLUG: 2-302157 Syria Iraq (S)
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DATE=4/13/03 TYPE=CORRESPONDENT REPORT TITLE=SYRIA / IRAQ (S-O) NUMBER=2-302157 BYLINE=STEPHANIE HO DATELINE=WASHINGTON INTERNET= VOICED AT: INTRO: A senior Syrian leader is denying allegations that his country is allowing high-level Iraqis from Saddam Hussein's toppled government to enter Syria. V-O-A's Stephanie Ho reports from Washington. TEXT: U-S leaders have said they believe many leading figures in the former Iraqi leadership have fled to Syria. On N-B-C's "Meet the Press" Sunday, Syria's deputy ambassador to the United States, Imad Moustapha, flatly denied charges that his government is knowingly allowing them to be there. /// MOUSTAPHA ACT /// The answer is no. /// END ACT /// Ambassador Moustapha acknowledged that Arabs do not need a visa to enter Syria. But he said the accusations against Damascus are part of what he called a campaign of misinformation against his country. Syria says only humanitarian aid is crossing its border with Iraq. Meanwhile, U-S Commander Tommy Franks told Fox News Sunday he is confident coalition troops have prevented any of Iraq's weapons of mass destruction from moving into Syria. (SIGNED) NEB/SHO/RAE/TW |
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