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PARIS, Dec 6 (KUNA) -- Only days ahead of the visit here by Syrian
President Bashar Al-Assad, France said that it continues to call on Damascus
to cooperate with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) with regard to
alleged nuclear sites or activities in Syria.
Al-Assad arrives in Paris on Thursday to take part in a "working lunch"
with President Nicolas Sarkozy and to discuss bilateral and regional questions.
But this has not shaken Frances determination to urge Syria to fully
disclose information on its nuclear programmes or intentions to the IAEA.
"The last report of the Director-General of the International Atomic Energy
Agency (IAEA), published on November 23 last, shows that several questions,
notably on the nature of the Dair Alzour site, remain pending," the French
Foreign Ministry said here.
The Dair Alzour site was bombed by Israeli jets in September 2007 after
accusations Syria was collaborating with North Korea to develop a nuclear
program there. Syria denied the accusations.
"France continues to call on Syria to cooperate fully with the IAEA,"
Foreign Ministry spokesman Bernard Valero. (End).
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