A handout picture from the official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) shows Syria's President Bashar al-Assad (L) during a meeting with Sudanese Foreign Minister Deng Alor in Damascus on June 9, 2009. The Sudanese minister is on an official visit to Syria. Getty Images logo Getty Images 5 months ago

A handout picture from the official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) shows Syria's President Bashar al-Assad (L) during a meeting with Sudanese Foreign Minister Deng Alor in Damascus on June 9, 2009. The Sudanese minister is on an official visit to Syria.

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