Bashar al-Assad confers with Nasrullah

Originally published June 13, 2000

Commander general of the army and armed forces Lt. Gen. Bashar al-Assad on Monday in Damascus received the secretary general of the Lebanese Hizbullah party Hassan Nasrullah and a delegation representing the party leadership.

Sheikh Nasrullah conveyed to Bashar al-Assad condolences "on the demise of the great Arab leader." He expressed sorrows over the demise of the president who "dedicated a life-span in the service of his people and the causes of the Arabs and Muslims."

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