Al-Assad gets a telephone call from al-Qaddafi

Originally published March 20, 2002

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Tuesday received a telephone call from the Libyan President Muaammar al-Qaddafi during which they discussed current developments in preparations for convening the next Arab summit in Beirut.

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