English: The heads of the Iraqi, Egyptian and Syrian delegations, respectively, during triparite unity talks in Cairo. From left to right: Iraqi Prime Minister Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr, Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser and Syrian President Lu'ay al-Atassi
עברית: ראשי המשלחות העיראקיות, המצריות והסוריות, בהתאמה, במהלך שיחות האחדות המשולשת בקהיר. משמאל לימין: ראש ממשלת עיראק אחמד חסן אל-בכר, נשיא מצרים גמאל עבד אל-נאצר ונשיא סוריה לואי אל-אטסי
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