Fischer in Damascus today

Originally published October 1, 2001

The German foreign ministry on Sunday evening announced that its foreign minister Yushka Fischer will today ( Monday) pay a visit to Damascus. News reports said that Fischer will hold talks on the situation in the Middle East and that after his visit to Damascus Fischer will visit Lebanon.

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