Syrian defense minister confers with PDRK army official

Originally published October 9, 1998

Syrian Minister of Defense Lt. Gen. Mustafa Tlass met on Thursday with the deputy president of the people's forces in the People's Democratic Republic of Korea and his companions.

Talks dealt with relations between the two armies and means of developing them in the service of the two friendly countries.

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