In this file photo taken on June 23, 2020, Syria's Foreign Minister Walid Muallem holds a press conference on new US sanctions imposed on the country, in the capital Damascus. (Photo by AFP)
Walid Muallem was a veteran Syrian diplomat and the long-time Foreign Minister. He has died at the age of 79. Born in 1941 to a Sunni family from Damascus, Muallem began his career as a diplomat when he was 23.
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