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The teenage son of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad asked to be treated as a "normal student" while he was attending the International Mathematical Olympiad in Romania, said Tuesday an education official. Hafez al-Assad, 16, is one of 615 students participating in the annual competition, which takes place in the central city of Cluj-Napoca until Saturday.
"He wants to be treated like a normal student and he acts like a He went to a hotel alongside students from 18 countries," AFP Valentin Cuibus told AFP. who runs the school inspection in Cluj-Napoca.
"He did not ask for anything special, no special conditions, no separate apartment,"
Each country represented has a team of 6 students
Hafez al-Assad, a told the local media that maths are his "childhood pbadion" and he hopes a good experience.
Last year, when the event took place in Rio de Janeiro eiro, Brazil, Hafez al-Assad finished in 528th position out of a total of 615.
He told reporters at the time that he had come to show the world that the war-torn country " was going a lot better. "19659003] Hafez al-Assad, named after his late grandfather, enjoys special security measures in Romania, but the organizers say his presence is not a disruption in spite attention. "19659003]" We had no problem with him.
Romania is one of the few European countries that still has an embbady in Syria
The country is a popular destination for Syrian students, with thousands of graduates from its universities in the last two years.
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