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United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon (R) meets with Walid Al-Moualem, Foreign Minister, Syria , at the 64th General Assembly September 28, 2009 at the United Nations in New York.

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Syria's Foreign Minister Walid al-Moualem (R) and his Turkish counterpart Ahmet Davutoglu (2ndL) sign documents during a signing ceremony in Istanbul, on September 16, 2009.

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Syria's Foreign Minister Walid al-Moualem (R) attends a joint press conference with his Turkish counterpart Ahmet Davutoglu (L) in Istanbul, on September 16, 2009.

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Syria's Foreign Minister Walid al-Moualem (R) speaks during a joint press conference with his Turkish counterpart Ahmet Davutoglu (L) in Istanbul, on September 16, 2009.

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Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu talks during a joint press conference with Syria's Foreign Minister Walid al-Moualem (not pictured) in Istanbul, on September 16, 2009.

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Turkish Ahmet Davutoglu speaks during a joint press conference with Syrian counterpart Foreign Minister Walid al-Moualem (not pictured) in Istanbul, on September 16, 2009.

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Syria's Foreign Minister Walid al-Moualem (R) speaks during a joint press conference with his Turkish counterpart Ahmet Davutoglu (L) in Istanbul, on September 16, 2009.

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Syria's Foreign Minister Walid al-Moualem (R) speaks during a joint press conference with his Turkish counterpart Ahmet Davutoglu (L) in Istanbul, on September 16, 2009.

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Syria's Foreign Minister Walid al-Moualem speaks during a joint press conference with his Turkish counterpart Ahmet Davutoglu (not pictured) in Istanbul, on September 16, 2009.

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Syria's Foreign Minister Walid al-Moualem speaks during a joint press conference with his Turkish counterpart Ahmet Davutoglu (not pictured) in Istanbul, on September 16, 2009.

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Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem (R) and OIC secretary general Ekmeleddine Ihsanoglu (L) attend the closer session of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) ministerial meeting in Damascus on May 25, 2009.

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Jeffrey Feltman, acting US secretary of state for Near Eastern affairs, (L) meets with Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem (R) in Damascus on May 7, 2009. Feltman held talks with Muallem as President Barack Obama's administration pursues steps to engage with all Middle Eastern states.

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Jeffrey Feltman, acting US secretary of state for Near Eastern affairs, (L) meets with Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem (R) under a portrait of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus on May 7, 2009.

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Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem (R) and Arab League Secretary General Amr Mussa (L) attend a preparatory meeting with Arab foreign ministers ahead of the annual Arab League Summit in Doha on March 28 ,2009.

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BAGHDAD - MARCH 25: Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem (L) during his meeting with Iraq's President Jalal Talabani (R) on March 25, 2009 in Baghdad, Iraq.

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BAGHDAD - MARCH 25: Iraq's President Jalal Talabani (R) meets with Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem (2-R) on March 25, 2009 in Baghdad, Iraq.

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BAGHDAD - MARCH 25: Iraq's President Jalal Talabani (R) meets with Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem (L) on March 25, 2009 in Baghdad, Iraq.

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BAGHDAD - MARCH 25: Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem during his meeting with Iraq's President Jalal Talabani on March 25, 2009 in Baghdad, Iraq.

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BAGHDAD - MARCH 25: Iraq's President Jalal Talabani (R) meets with Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem (L) on March 25, 2009 in Baghdad, Iraq.

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BAGHDAD - MARCH 25: Iraq's President Jalal Talabani during his meeting with Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem (unseen) on March 25, 2009 in Baghdad, Iraq.

Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem (L) holds a joint news conference with his Iraqi counterpart Hoshyar Zebari following their meeting in Baghdad in Baghdad March 25, 2009.

Syrian Foreign Affairs Minister Walid Muallem (L) meets his Iraqi counterpart Hoshyar Zebari in Baghdad March 25, 2009.

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Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem (L) holds a joint press conference with his Iraqi counterpart Hoshyar Zebari following their meeting in Baghdad on March 25, 2009. Muallem is on an official visit to neighbouring Iraq to hold talks on boosting cooperation on trade and security.

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Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem (L) meets with his Iraqi counterpart Hoshyar Zebari (R) in Baghdad on March 25, 2009. Muallem is on an official visit to neighbouring Iraq to hold talks on boosting cooperation on trade and security.

Syria's Foreign Affairs Minister Walid Muallem (L) talks with with his Iraqi counterpart Hoshyar Zebari as they walk at Baghdad's International Airport March 25, 2009.