Syria's Foreign Minister Walid al-Moalem dies at age 79
Walid al-Moalem held a succession of top diplomatic posts, including envoy to the United States and was involved in unsuccessful negotiations with Israel in the 1990s on a peace settlement.
Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moalem attends a meeting with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in Moscow, Russia, April 13, 2017.(photo credit: REUTERS/SERGEI KARPUKHIN/FILE PICTURE)ByREUTERS