Arab and foreign delegations arrived in Damascus to take part in al-Assad's funeral, listing
Syria, Politics, 6/13/2000

Heads of states and Arab and foreign delegations on Monday arrived in Damascus to take part in President Hafez al-Assad's funeral and to express their condolences on the death of President al-Assad.

Arab and foreign leaders who arrived in Damascus on Monday were Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir, Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, the Saudi crown prince Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz, President of Malta and members of the accompanying delegation, Somalia Prime Minister Omar Ghaleb and members of the accompanying delegation, the ambassador at the foreign ministry in Ghana, Pakistan's former prime minister Benazhir Bhuto, foreign minister in South Africa, the speaker of parliament in Algeria ( Today " Tuesday," Algeria President Abdul Aziz Butaflika arrived in damascus to offer condolences), the ambassador at the Thailand's foreign ministry, the speaker of the Moroccan parliament and members of the accompanying delegation, China's deputy prime minister Ismael Ahmad, the speaker of parliament in Mauritania Sheikh Sayed Ahmad, Cyprus former speaker of parliament Vassos Lyssarides, the EU ME peace process coordinator Miguel Angel Moratinos, Gambia's foreign minister Muhammad Amin Sadati and members of the accompanying delegation, Iraq's vice President Taha Muhei eddine Marouf and members of the accompanying delegation, Spanish deputy prime minister, Portugal's deputy prime minister, minister of development and human resources in India, a representative for the president of Chile; Mr. Iqbal Rida, the director of the special office of the UN secretary general Kofi Annan, Bangladesh's prime minister Sheikha Husneiyah Wajed, Norway's foreign minister, the British foreign minister Robin Cook, and President of the Republic of Bulgaria.

Also arrived in Damascus on Monday evening to attend the President's funeral was a people's delegation including various social strata of the Palestinian Arabs of 1948 led by Azmi Beshara to offer condolences on the death of the late president.

In an arrival statement to SANA's correspondent at Quneitra Beshara said that " the people's delegation expresses unity of Arab national solidarity and to offer condolences to our brothers in Syria on the demise of the great leader Hafez al-Assad," expressing great pride over Syria's steadfastness in the face of pressures. Also arrived in Damascus on Monday to attend the President's funeral were the foreign minister of Azerbaijan, the speaker of the Austrian parliament, Speaker of the Yugoslavia's parliament, the secretary general of the Arab League Ismat Abdul Meguid, the President of the republic of Armenia, and many other several Arab and foreign delegations, SANA reported.

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