Lebanese President Emile Lahoud and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad

BEI2002030302 - BEIRUT, Mar. 3, (UPI)--Lebanese President Emile Lahoud (R) meets Syrian President Bashar al-Assad at the Baabda presidential palace on the outskirts of Beirut. on Mar. 3, 2002. Al-Assad arrived in Lebanon on his first visit as head of state for talks with Lahoud in preparation for this month's Arab summit in Beirut. rw/Mahmoud Tawil UPI