Countries attending the Paris Summit are working to have a weapon of mass destruction free zone
Lebanon's recently elected President, Michel Suleiman (L) walks with Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad during the Mediterranean Summit in Paris on July 13, 2008. Sixty-four years after independence from French rule both Syria and Lebanon have agreed to exchange diplomatic missions. Forty-three nations from the Mediterranean, including Israel and Arab States, are attending a summit; one of the major topics being discussed is to create a zone free of weapons of mass destruction among countries in the Mediterranean. (UPI Photo/Dalati & Nohra)
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