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TampaStar.com Sunday 29th January 2012 Volume 20120129
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"Syria is surprised and regrets the decision taken by el-Arabi to suspend the observer mission after having decided this week to extend it for a month."
Syrian government
This statement was issued through Syrian state media in response to the decision by the Arab League to suspend its observer mission.

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Syria has been shocked by the sudden suspension of the Arab League observer mission.

A State media report says the Syrian government is "surprised" by the suspension...
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Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani will today address the 10th summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation SCO in St. Petersburg, Russia, and will seek full membership of the intergovernmental mutual-security organisation.

The organisation's profile and scope have assumed great importance with the presence of China, Russia and other Central Asian states as strong regional partners, the Dawn reports.

Gilani is also scheduled to hold separate meetings with Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao.

Pakistan currently holds the observer status, along with Mongolia, India and Iran, whereas Sri Lanka and Belarus have been granted the status of dialogue partners and Afghanistan is a special guest.

The SCO was founded in 2001 in Shanghai by the leaders of China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan.

Except for Uzbekistan, the other countries had been members of the Shanghai Five, founded in 1996; after the inclusion of Uzbekistan in 2001, the members renamed the organisation. ANI


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