Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Mikdad, second left, and Presidential Advisor Bouthaina Shaaban, third left, at the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where they arrived to discuss preparations for the Geneva II international conference on Syria.

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Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Mikdad, right, and Presidential Advisor Bouthaina Shaaban near the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where they arrived as part of a Syrian governmental delegation to discuss preparations for the Geneva II international conference on Syria.

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Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Mikdad, foreground, near the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where he arrived to discuss preparations for the Geneva II international conference on Syria.

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Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Mikdad near the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where he arrived to discuss preparations for the Geneva II international conference on Syria.

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Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Mikdad, second left, near the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where he arrived to discuss preparations for the Geneva II international conference on Syria.

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