Al-Sharaa receives telephone call from Russian counterpart

Originally published January 19, 2000

Syrian Foreign Minister Farouk al-Sharaa on Tuesday received a telephone call from Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov. The conversation dealt with the Middle East peace process in light of the recent round of talks on the Syrian- Israeli track.

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