Reported elsewhere as a "unannounced, surprise visit"
Iran's mullah president left Muscat for Syria Thursday after wraping up a three-leg tour which took him to Algeria, Sudan and the Persian Gulf littoral state of Oman. During his two-day visit to Muscat, President Khatami has held separate brief talks with high ranking officials, including the Omani Mufti. Khatami plans to meet with Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad during his lightning visit to Damascus.
| Methinks Khatami is a little worried Bashar is going wobbly on him. |
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