U.N. Security Council seat for Syria

UNITED NATIONS, OCT. 8. Syria won a seat on the U.N. Security Council today with overwhelming support from the nations of the world, despite being on the U.S. list of countries sponsoring terrorism.

The General Assembly elected Syria to the powerful U.N. body for a two-year term on the first ballot. It received 160 `yes' votes from 177 nations.

Syria was the unanimous choice of Arab and Asian nations for the Asian seat on the Council being vacated by Bangladesh on January 1.

Despite opposition from Israel and a last-minute appeal from 38 members of the U.S. Congress to the President, Mr. George W. Bush, to oppose Syria's candidacy, the U.S. administration has remained silent.

- AP

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