Lt. Gen. Bashar confers with Saudi prince

Originally published July 3, 2000

Lt. Gen. Bashar al-Assad commander in chief of the army and armed forces received in Damascus on Sunday, the Saudi Prince Mashaal Bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud who offered condolences on the demise of the late President Hafez al-Assad.

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