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Title: Syria's top diplomat in North Korea holds banquet for officials
Post by: TomSea on April 15, 2017, 02:27:20 pm
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Syria's top diplomat in North Korea holds banquet for officials
By Elizabeth Shim Contact the Author   |   April 13, 2017

April 13 (UPI) -- North Korea and Syria reconfirmed friendly ties on Wednesday, according to Pyongyang's state media.

KCNA reported Thursday Syria's top diplomat to North Korea, Ambassador Tammam Sulaiman, held a banquet to commemorate the upcoming birth anniversary of North Korea founder Kim Il Sung.

"On the occasion of the Great Leader Comrade Kim Il Sung's birthday, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Syria Arab Republic, Tammam Sulaiman, held a banquet at his embassy," Pyongyang stated.

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