Brussels, 17/05/2004 (Agence Europe) - As reported earlier, the debate foreseen for Monday's General Affairs Council on conclusion of an EU/Syria Association Agreement was postponed (EUROPE of 15 May, p.4). On Sunday, Loyola de Palacio, European Commissioner for Energy and Transport, confirmed to the press in Damascus after talks with Syria's Prime Minister Naji Otri and ministers Ibrahim Haddad (oil), Makram Obeid (transport) and Mounib Saem Al Dahar (electricity) that the agreement was...