POPE JOHN PAUL II AND SYRIAN PRESIDENT BASHAR AL-ASSAD WAVE TO SUPPORTING CHILDREN
SYR2001050501- 05 MAY 2001 - DAMASCUS, SYRIA: Pope John Paul II is welcomed by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad at Damascus airport May 5, 2001. Pope John Paul began a pilgrimage to Syria today with a call to feuding parties in the Arab-Israeli conflict to seek a lasting peace. REUTERS/SANA/HO
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