Mon Jul 14, 2008
PARIS, July 14 (Reuters) - Syria intends to buy Airbus (EAD.PA: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) aircraft and is open to signing contracts with French oil firm Total (TOTF.PA: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz), Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said on Monday after a thaw in relations between Paris and Damascus. http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssIntegratedOilGas/idUSL1455394920080714