Tunisia’s Nobel prize-winning union meets Bashar al-Assad | Middle East Eye
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A delegation from the Nobel-prize winning Tunisian General Labour Union (UGTT) has sparked controversy after a delegation of leaders met Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
According to a statement put out by the union, a delegation chaired by general secretary Bouali M’Barki and composed of 21 trade union leaders, met Assad in Damascus on Saturday.
It said the visit aimed to show solidarity with the Syrian people in their “war against terrorism”