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Syria's foreign minister arrives in ally Iran

March 2, 2013 06:30
Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Muallem arrived on Saturday in ally Tehran for talks likely to focus on the conflict ravaging his country, Iranian media said. Muallem was due to meet his Iranian counterpart Ali Akbar Salehi and the secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, Saeed Jalili, Mehr news agency reported. His visit comes after a week of intense international diplomacy aimed at ending the nearly two-year conflict in Syria that the United Nations says has killed at least 70,000 people and is tearing the country apart. fpn/dv

URGENT ¥¥¥ Syria regime ready to talk 'with all who want dialogue': Muallem

February 25, 2013 05:30
The regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is ready to talk with all parties, including armed groups, who want dialogue to end the conflict, Foreign Minister Walid al-Muallem said on Monday at the start of talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. "We are ready for dialogue with all who want dialogue, including those who are carrying arms," Muallem said at the Moscow talks with Lavrov, who warned there was "no acceptable alternative" to a political solution and that further bloodshed risked Syria's collapse. or-sjw/as/yad

February 25, 2013 05:15
Syria regime ready to talk 'with all who want dialogue': Muallem sjw/as/yad

URGENT ¥¥¥ Syria foreign minister to visit Moscow February 25: official

February 19, 2013 08:00
Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Muallem will visit Moscow next week for talks on the near two-year conflict in his country, a top Russian diplomat said Tuesday. Muallem will be in Moscow on February 25, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Gennady Gatilov said, adding that no date had yet been set for separate talks with the Syrian opposition, the RIA Novosti news agency and Interfax news agencies reported. sjw/am/txw

Syrian FM, rebel chief to make Moscow visits: Russia

February 13, 2013 13:01
Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Muallem and opposition National Coalition chief Ahmed Moaz al-Khatib will make separate visits to Moscow for talks in the next weeks, a top Russian diplomat said Wednesday. Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov told the RIA Novosti news agency that Muallem would visit Russia by the end of February while Khatib would come in the next two-three weeks. Final dates for both visits were still being agreed, he added. sjw/mm

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January 19, 2013 16:45
SYRIAN FOREIGN MINISTER WALID AL-MOUALEM SAYS DISCUSSING THE POSITION OF PRESIDENT IS "UNACCEPTABLE"
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