"Bashar [al-Assad] is an intelligent and cultured individual who, having lived and studied in London, wanted to show off his perfect English (unfortunately I did not meet his English wife); but also because, like so many leaders of his type and generation, he is looking for a fresh paradigm for his country that will rescue it from economic backwardness without plunging it into political chaos. Hu Jintao, visiting London this week from China, could tell an identical story."
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LGBT peoplePresidents of the Board of Trade (United Kingdom)Politicians from LondonSecretaries of State for Northern IrelandEuropean Commissioners
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"My verdict on Syria's young leader: a decent man doing a difficult job", The Independent (1 November 2001).
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