Finogradov arrived in Damascus and held meetings with Khaddam in presence of Abdul Ghani Rafi’i, Assistant Foreign Minister and Soviet Ambassador in Damascus, Noureddine, Muhieddinov, and Abdul Karim Atassi, Director of East Europe Affairs in Foreign Ministry.
Views have been exchanged for coordination of attitudes between Syria and USSR towards the situation in Middle East and exchange of vies on various issues relevant to the area. Finogradov arrived i Damascus from Amman on his tour in certain Arab countries for the discussion of the situation in the Middle East.