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TEHRAN, Aug 2 (KUNA) -- Syrian President Bashar al-Assad arrived here on
Saturday heading a high ranking delegation.
The Syrian president is to confer with his Iranian counterpart President
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and other high ranking officials on issues of mutual
interests as well as regional developments, according to the Iranian
television.
Al-Assad was welcomed by Minister of Housing and Urban Development Mohammad
Saeedi Kia at Mehrabad International Airport.
Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem and a number of high ranking
Syrian officials are accompanying the Syrian president. (end)
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