UAR President Gamal Abdul Nasser and his Lebanese counterpart Fouad Shihab - 26 March 1959

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The meeting on the Syrian-Lebanese border was intended to settle disputes between Syria and Lebanon. Seated on the left are United Arab Republic Vice President Akram al-Hawrani, President Gamal Abdul Nasser, and UAR Ambassador to Beirut Abdul Hamid Ghaleb. Facing them are Lebanese President Fouad Shihab and Prime Minister Takiddine al-Sulh.