Middle Eastern press picks up US diplomat's interview on Alhurra.

"US Assistant Secretary State for Middle East Affairs Jeffrey Feltman has welcomed the Syrian-Saudi summit's interest in the new Lebanese government line up, describing his talks held ten days ago with the Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal al-Meqdad as positive and constructive. The remarks were made in an interview with alhurra Arabc Language T.V. channel which affiliates to the US State Department." Syrian News Station, 11 October 2009. Also mentioned by Naharnet, 10 October 2009 and Now Lebanon, 12 October 2009. But not reported by VOA, even though a theoretical central function of VOA is to report on US foreign policy. This is because VOA and Alhurra are separate entities, with no benefit of synergy. Posted: 14 Oct 2009 Permalink Print