Al-Assad confers with Hariri

Originally published February 19, 2001

Syria's President Bashar al-Assad on Sunday in Damascus received the Lebanese prime minister Rafik al-Hariri Talks dealt with latest developments on the Arab and regional arenas and issues of concern to the two "sisterly" states.

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