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Syrian President confers with US delegation

Originally published November 11, 1998

President Hafez al-Assad on Tuesday received a delegation representing the Middle East Center for Cooperation and Peace in the USA. The delegation comprised of the director of the center Dan Abraham, its chief Winn Owens, and a researcher at the center Steve Quinn. Talks dealt with current situation of the Middle East peace process.

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