Brussels, 08/01/2001 (Agence Europe) - "The European party wants short-term negotiations and we agree. We nonetheless wish to take our time so as to guarantee our interests and examine in detail our industrial and agricultural situations in the private and public sectors", said Syrian State Minister for Planning, Issam Zaïm, quoted by Sana Agency. "We need to develop as a matter of urgency a national strategy to rehabilitate Syria's industry and its economy so as to be able to deal with the...