الاتحاد السوفيتي ومشاريع حوض الفرات في سوريادراسة تاريخية في ضوء الوثائق العراقية

Water project in Syria are Considered one of the most greateconomic achievement made by the Soviets in the Middle East. TheseWorks had got apolitical importance more than being economic oneswhich made the Soviet government to be in good relations with someother Arab countries like Egypt, Iraq, Yamen and Algeria in order tosupport them financially and technically (Dams, Hydro-electric powerplant stations, Irrigationetc.).In accordance with agreements,economic protocols Signed among them which dealt with supportingeconomics of those countries. But the slow collapse of the Soviet stateat the end of 1980's had led to a huge gap in Arab-Soviet relations.These states and among them Syria found that its relationswith the Soviets might create negative results. Therefore, its foreignpolicy went to the side of the west while the Soviet influence began toretreat gradually in the Arab region till 1991. when the worldwitnessed the Collapse of U.S.S.R. in to Republics and states, themost Significance was the Federation of Russia. This state trieddeeply to reinforce its relations again with the Arab states and Syriawas one of them. . ( ... ) . - 1991 .