Syrian President meets Saudi Foreign Minister in Damascus

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has met with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan in Damascus. Syrian state media reported that Mr. Bin Farhan reached in Syrian Capital Damascus on Tuesday.

 

This is the first visit by a Saudi official to Syria’s capital since the start of the country’s civil war in 2011.

 

The Saudi foreign ministry in a statement said that the visit showed the kingdom’s desire to find a



political solution to Syria’s conflict that would preserve the country’s Arab identity, and return it to its Arab surroundings.

The trip comes less than a week after Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad visited Saudi Arabia, also on the first such visit since the conflict began.

 

It is considering a significant step yet towards ending Syria’s decade-long regional isolation.