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US Embassy Denies Feltman Visited Syria

The U.S. embassy on Wednesday denied a report that said U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Jeffrey Feltman visited Syria after a sudden trip to Lebanon.

An-Nahar newspaper on Wednesday said Feltman stopped in Syria on his way to Morocco and met with Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem.

It said Feltman headed to Morocco following his brief trip to Damascus.

Feltman arrived on a sudden visit to Lebanon on Sunday where he met President Michel Suleiman and Druze leader Walid Jumblat.


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