Syria's Khaddam and al-Sharaa in France

Originally published January 6, 1998

Syrian Vice-President Abdul Halim Khaddam and Foreign Minister Farouk al-Sharaa arrived in Paris on Monday to convey a message from Syrian President Hafez al-Assad to French President Jacques Chirac that deals with regional and bilateral relations.

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