- Sami Khiyami
Sami Khiyami is a Syrian diplomat, currently Syrian
ambassador toLondon .Background
Dr. Khiyami studied at university in
Beirut ,Lebanon , andLyon ,France . Anelectronics expert by training, he has held a number of professional roles, including senior advisor to the Syrian banking industry and a member of the board ofSyrian Arab Airlines . He speaks Arabic, English, French, and German.Issues
In July
2006 Dr. Khiyami announced to the London media thatSyria was attempting to dissuadeHezbollah from continuing to launch rocket attacks onIsrael , the latter being part of the claimed justification forIsrael 's July air strikes onLebanon .Dr. Khiyami has also argued that the international community, when gauging its response to the
Middle East conflict, should examine the totality of the conflict's victims.Dr. Khiyami is seen as collaborating closely with
Ghayth Armanazi of the Syrian Media Centre, London, and the British Syrian Society.ee also
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Foreign relations of Syria External links
* [http://www.syrianembassy.co.uk/Ambassador.html Syrian Embassy web page]
* http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/talking_point/world_have_your_say/4399230.stm
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