Syrian foreign minister welcomes incoming US ambassador
20 January 2011 17:44 (UTC +04:00)
Baku-APA. Incoming US ambassador to Syria, Robert Ford, has met with Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Moallem and showed him the letter of appointment that he will soon present to Syrian President Bashar Assad, APA reports quoting SANA news agency.
According to the report, the two spoke about strengthening the ties between Damascus and Washington. In 2005, then-US President George Bush recalled the previous ambassador, Margaret Scobey, following a suspicion that the Syrian administration is behind the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.
According to the report, the two spoke about strengthening the ties between Damascus and Washington. In 2005, then-US President George Bush recalled the previous ambassador, Margaret Scobey, following a suspicion that the Syrian administration is behind the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.
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