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DAMASCUS, March 8 (KUNA) -- Foreign ministers of Syria, Qatar, Oman and
Iran held a meeting in Damascus Saturday to discuss the political standoff in
Lebanon, situations in occupied Palestinian territories and upcoming Arab
summit, an Arab diplomatic source said.
Syria's Walid Al-Mu'allem, Qatar's prime minister and foreign minister
sheikh Hamad bin Jassem Al-Thani, Oman's Yusuf bin Alawi and Iran's Manouchehr
Mottaki held a working lunch in a restaurant close to Damascus airport, The
source, requesting anonymity, told KUNA.
He said the top diplomats discussed the political problems in Lebanon and
the March 11 session of the Lebanese parliament to elect a president, the
situations in the occupied Palestinian territories amidst rising tension
between Israelis and Palestinians and the Arab summit, due in Syria late this
month.
No official statement was issued after the meeting. (end)
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