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DAMASCUS, Syria, Oct. 13 (UPI) -- The Syrian expatriate community called for the restoration of the Golan Heights as its territory, state media reported.
Supporters met with Joseph Sweid, the Syrian minister of expatriates, at a solidarity forum in Damascus, expressing their desire for the restoration of their rights, the official Syrian Arab News Agency reports.
Sweid stated that his ministry had established a working plan to coordinate a week of seminars to highlight the issue of the Golan Heights.
The status of the Golan Heights is one of the more contentious issues in the region. Israel views the territory as an important strategic asset, while Damascus said it would not move forward with a peace settlement with Israel until the area is returned to Syria.
The Syrian Foreign Ministry in a recent report regarding the Palestinian territories accused Israel of disposing of nuclear, radioactive and other hazardous waste in tunnels throughout the Golan Heights.
Damascus said the move is part of an effort to prevent Syria from reclaiming the territory occupied and later annexed by Israel.
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