Mandela: South Africa will sell weapons to Syria

From: Jerusalem Post | Date: February 7, 1997| Author: | Copyright information

Itim
Jerusalem Post
02-07-1997
South Africa will disregard threats of sanctions and sell weapons to Syria, South African President Nelson Mandela said in an interview published this week.

"Listen to what I say: If the Syrians are satisfied with quality of South Africa's technology, we will sell them the weapons they request, and we will not take into account any kind of threats," Mandela was quoted as saying to the Arabic Al-Hayat newspaper. The interview was conducted while Mandela was attending the world economic conference in Davos, ...

Read all of this article with a FREE trial to HighBeam Research

Related newspaper, magazine, and trade journal articles from HighBeam Research

(Including press releases, facts, information, and biographies)

Export Action Line; Business opportunities in South Africa.(Business News)
; ...Are there business opportunities in South Africa? While many of us remember the apartheid policy dominating the life in South Africa and other places of Africa for many years - there is more to South Africa than this apartheid policy which was...
Helms Urges Suspension of Aid to South Africa
; ...administration to suspend aid to South Africa if it goes ahead with plans to sell weapons components to Syria. In...Act." "The government of South Africa should understand that...amount of U.S. foreign aid to South Africa will be cut off," if its...120-million-dollar ...
Knock knock: South Africa and Europe. (free trade between the two countries)
; PRISING open South Africa's economy to trade and investment...December 18th. He might have added that South Africa also needs its trading partners to...ten months of 1994, the value of South Africa's exports inched up by only 2%. One...
South Africa faces uphill battle in rehabilitating its military.
; Byline: Laurie Goering PRETORIA, South Africa _ The first large warship purchased by South Africa's navy in 18 years pulled into dock this...fighters. But revamping the human side of South Africa's struggling defense force, still in the...
RU: Factbox on Aust v South Africa
; ...Australia) 07-30-2004 RU: Factbox on Aust v South Africa FACTBOX ON AUSTALIA V SOUTH AFRICA AHEAD OF THEIR TRI NATIONS RUGBY CLASH AT...PERTH ON SATURDAY NIGHT. Overall Played 54 South Africa 34 Australia 19 Drawn 1 In Perth 18 Aug...
BUSINESS EXCHANGE: AFRICAN AMERICANS AND SOUTH AFRICA; FORWARD
; ...BUSINESS EXCHANGE: AFRICAN AMERICANS AND SOUTH AFRICA; FORWARD TOGETHER. After the apartheid...National Unity came to power, the issue of South Africa dropped off the international focus...development programs will contribute to South Africa's revitalization process while helping...
`South Africa's Quiet Revolution'
; As one who has lived in South Africa for 15 years, I believe William Claiborne's article "South Africa's Quiet Revolution" {Outlook, Jan. 14...misunderstanding of the complex struggle going on in South Africa. Mr. Claiborne writes that economic sanctions...
hke Results of South Africa vs Australia Athletics Match
; ...results from the athletics match between South Africa and Australia on Monday: An African...Australia, 10.24 seconds 2. Mathew Quinn, South Africa, 10.25 3. Oumar Loum, Senegal, 10.25...10.31 200 meters: 1. Paul Gorries, South Africa, 20.59 seconds 2. Matt Shirvington...
South Africa's Iran stance raises concerns
; ...Jerusalem Post 03-07-2006 Headline: South Africa's Iran stance raises concerns Byline...the United Nations Security Council, South Africa's behavior on the issue has raised eyebrows...Western capitals, including Jerusalem. South Africa was one of five countries, alongside...
South Africa wants to put itself on investors' maps
; THE WASHINGTON POST JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - Frustrated by their inability to attract...Everyone was reluctant to do business with South Africa's assertive labor unions. But one U...the executive as saying, "we still see South Africa as one big game reserve." For all its...