Syrian FM urges foreign journalists to respect rules
<p><span word="Syrian">Syrian</span> <span word="Foreign">Foreign</span> <span word="Ministry">Ministry</span> <span word="spokesman">spokesman</span> <span word="Jihad">Jihad</span> <span word="Makdissi">Makdissi</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="urged">urged</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="journalists">journalists</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="respect">respect</span> <span word="regulations">regulations</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Syria">Syria</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="avoid">avoid</span> <span word="illegally">illegally</span> <span word="sneaking">sneaking</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="journalists">journalists</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="reportedly">reportedly</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="restive">restive</span> <span word="Homs">Homs</span> <span word="province">province</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="carried">carried</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="state">state</span>-<span word="run">run</span> <span word="SANA">SANA</span> <span word="News">News</span> <span word="Agency">Agency</span>, <span word="Makdissi">Makdissi</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="journalists">journalists</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="respect">respect</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="laws">laws</span> <span word="regulating">regulating</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="journalists">journalists</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Syria">Syria</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="avoid">avoid</span> <span word="violating">violating</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="illegally">illegally</span> <span word="entering">entering</span> <span word="Syrian">Syrian</span> <span word="territories">territories</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="reaching">reaching</span> <span word="unsecured">unsecured</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="troubled">troubled</span> <span word="places">places</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="separate">separate</span> <span word="development">development</span>, <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="Foreign">Foreign</span> <span word="Ministry">Ministry</span> <span word="spokesman">spokesman</span> <span word="Hong">Hong</span> <span word="Lei">Lei</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="attend">attend</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Friends">Friends</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Syria">Syria</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Tunisia">Tunisia</span>.</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>, <span word="two">two</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="journalists">journalists</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bomb">bomb</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="center">center</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Syrian">Syrian</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Homs">Homs</span>.</p><p><span word="After">After</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="journalists">journalists</span>' <span word="death">death</span>, <span word="Syrian">Syrian</span> <span word="Information">Information</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Adnan">Adnan</span> <span word="Mahmoud">Mahmoud</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="aware">aware</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="presence">presence</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Syria">Syria</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="urged">urged</span> <span word="journalists">journalists</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="entered">entered</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="illegally">illegally</span> <span word="to">to</span> "<span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nearest">nearest</span> <span word="center">center</span> ... <span word="to">to</span> <span word="regularize">regularize</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="status">status</span>".</p><p><span word="Meanwhile">Meanwhile</span>, <span word="Makdissi">Makdissi</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="respecting">respecting</span> <span word="Syrian">Syrian</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="allow">allow</span> <span word="visiting">visiting</span> <span word="journalists">journalists</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="facilities">facilities</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="recommendations">recommendations</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Information">Information</span> <span word="Ministry">Ministry</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ground">ground</span>, <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ministry">ministry</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="exerting">exerting</span> <span word="all">all</span>-<span word="out">out</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="granted">granted</span> <span word="licenses">licenses</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="around">around</span> 200 <span word="media">media</span> <span word="delegations">delegations</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="months">months</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="spokesman">spokesman</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ministry">ministry</span> <span word="offered">offered</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="condolences">condolences</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="families">families</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="journalists">journalists</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Syrian">Syrian</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="rejecting">rejecting</span> <span word="statements">statements</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="Syria">Syria</span> <span word="responsible">responsible</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="journalists">journalists</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="sneaked">sneaked</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="notifying">notifying</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span>.</p>
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