Al-Assad meets with Junblat

Originally published September 8, 2003

Syria's President Bashar al-Assad has received today Leader of the Socialist Progressive Party in Lebanon Walid Jumblat.

President al-Assad also received the member of the Lebanese Parliament Emile Lahoud. Talks during the two meetings dealt with issues of mutual concern.

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