§ 23. Mr. Lathamasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he will make a statement on the state of relations between the United Kingdom and Syria.
§ Mr. HurdBilateral relations between the United Kingdom and Syria are good. We accept the importance of Syria's role in the Middle East even though we do not at present see eye to eye with her on the best way of tackling the Arab-Israel problem. My right hon. Friend hopes to take up before long the Syrian Government's 141W invitation to him to visit Syria. Meanwhile we are in touch with the Syrian Government about recent developments in the Middle East.