Syrian President Hafez Assads Visit to the Soviet Union

Moscow city. Transport movement. Meeting and seeing off at the airport of the party and government delegation of the Syrian Arab Republic, headed by Hafez Assad. Among those present: Leonid I. Brezhnev, N. V. Podgorny, A. A. Gromyko. Talks in the Kremlin. At the negotiating table: L. I. Brezhnev, N. V. Podgorny, A. N. Kosygin, B. N. Ponomarev, A. A. Gromyko, K. Asad, A. Al-Akhmar, A. Kh. Khaddam, D. Shaya, M. Hadid. Members of the delegation lay a wreath at the Lenin Mausoleum, the tomb of the Unknown Soldier; while visiting the Armory. Lunch in honor of H. Assad. The city of Kiev. Meeting of the members of the delegation at the airport. Among the greeters: V. V. Shcherbitsky, A. F. Vatchenko, A. P. Lyashko. Reception at V. V. Shcherbitsky. Members of the delegation lay a wreath at the obelisk of the fallen soldiers in the Park of Eternal Glory. Members of the delegation visiting the St. Sophia Cathedral. City streets, monuments. Tbilisi city. City streets, monuments. Meeting of the members of the delegation at the airport. Among the greeters: E. A. Shevardnadze, P. G. Gilashvili, Z. A. Pataridze. Reception with E. A. Shevardnadze. Members of the delegation during a visit to the metallurgical plant in Rustavi, the Tbilisi Palace of Pioneers.

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