Damascus, March 24, IRNA -- Experts believe that successful arrival   
of Iraqi Foreign Minister Naji Sabri in Syria on his way to Cairo,    
where he would attend the meeting of Arab Foreign Ministers, marks a  
big success for the Iraqi nation despite a psychological warfare      
launched by the US and Britain.                                       
    Sabri's safe entry to Damascus proves the weak intelligence of    
the coalition forces contrary to their claims at the start of the     
war on Thursday, experts say.                                         
    Sabri, clad in Arab costume, left Baghdad aboard a car on Saturday
and got to Syria early Sunday after travelling hundreds kilometers on 
dangerous and unsafe roads.                                           
    Despite fatigue, Sabri told reporters that Iraq would no get any  
help from Arabs in war with Americans and Britons.                    
   Experts say this shows political contacts between Baghdad and      
certain Arab states, mostly Damascus. It also shows strong political  
and security position of Iraqis.                                      
    The visit by Sabri shows Baghdad's self-confidence because if     
Iraqis were not confident that a senior political personality like    
Sabri would not be able to return to Baghdad, they would have never   
allowed him to leave Iraq, said a Syrian analyst Shaban Abud.         
    Abud says this indicates coordination among Baghdad, Damascus and 
Cairo, which has accepted to guarantee the security of Sabri during   
his stay in Cairo for Arab Foreign Ministers' meeting.                
    He said Naji's safe return to his home country would mark another 
political and military victory for Iraq.                              
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