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 32 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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