Christopher gets snub from Assad in Mideast talks.

Authors :: Erlanger, Steven
Source :: New York Times. 4/24/96, Vol. 145 Issue 50407, pA1. 0p. 1 Black and White Photograph.
Publication Year :: 1996
Abstract: Reports that Syrian President Hafez al-Assad abruptly canceled a meeting with United States Secretary of State Warren Christopher in April 1996. The American diplomat's flight to Damascus especially to meet him; Christopher's effort to get Syria's help in ending the fighting on the Lebanese-Israeli border; Assad's stated reason for cancelling; The sudden postponement appearing as an extraordinary snub; Christopher's previous efforts to court Assad; Analysis of the snub.