Syrian foreign minister in Spain for Mideast talks
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Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Mouallem arrived in Madrid on Thursday for a meeting with his Spanish counterpart Miguel Angel Moratinos that will focus on unrest in the Middle East.
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The State Department's second-ranking official is traveling to Syria to talk with officials there about the infiltration of insurgents across the Syrian border into Iraq.
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Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak arrived in Spain yesterday for a two-day visit during which he was to hold talks with Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero on the Palestinian and Iraqi conflicts.
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Spain's defense minister arrived in southern Lebanon Monday to collect the bodies of six U.N. peacekeepers slain in a car bombing, as the U.N. commander stressed the force remained committed to keeping the peace between Lebanon and Israel.
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Sponsors of an internationally backed Mideast peace plan will send their foreign ministers to the region next week in hopes of restarting peace talks in the wake of Yasser Arafatâs death.
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Spain's defence minister visits Spanish troops in Lebanon after six died in an attack on UN peacekeepers.
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The European Union's foreign policy chief holds talks with Syrian leaders, ending a two-year boycott.
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A high-level North Korean official held talks in Damascus on Saturday with senior officials of Syria's ruling Baath Party on ways to develop relations between the two countries, Syria's official news agency reported.
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The European Union plans to restart  high-level contacts with Syria by sending foreign policy chief  Javier Solana to Damascus for talks on Lebanon and the Middle  East, Irish Foreign Minister Dermot Ahern said on Friday.
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Iraq's Prime Minister makes his first official visit to Damascus to make deals on security and oil
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Syria has indicated it is willing to allow the United Nations to take custody of the disputed Shebaa Farms area claimed by Lebanon but which is under Israeli occupation, a Spanish diplomat said on Wednesday.
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President Bashar al-Assad received yesterday morning at al-Rawda Palace the Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos and an accompanying delegation.
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Spain's prime minister is due to hold talks in Senegal which are expected to centre on the issue of illegal immigration.
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Madrid: Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero paid a surprise visit to Spanish troops in south Lebanon on Saturday, the government said in a statement. via Gulfnews
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German Overseas Development Minister Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul embarked on a three-day visit to Syria Monday to discuss bilateral projects and aid for Iraqi refugees.
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Syria told a visiting U.S. State Department official Monday that it is willing to engage in "serious" dialogue with Washington on all Middle East issues, just days after both countries attended a conference in Baghdad on restoring security to Iraq.
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The Venezuelan leader visits Damascus to express his support for the country against US "aggression".