Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud stated on Saturday that the dominion will collectively supply with Qatar monetary help to state workers in Syria.
“The kingdom will provide with Qatar joint financial support to state employees in Syria,” Bin Farhan stated throughout a press convention together with his Syrian counterpart Asaad al-Shibani in Damascus.
He didn’t present particulars on the scale of the monetary help to be offered by Riyadh and Doha. However, it echoes an identical transfer by Qatar to bankroll Syria’s public sector.
A joint assertion by Saudi Arabia and Qatar later stated on Saturday that the joint monetary help could be delivered over a three-month interval.
It stated the transfer got here following an earlier contribution by Saudi Arabia and Qatar in April to settle Syria’s excellent arrears of round $15 million to the World Bank.
The Saudi overseas minister’s go to comes a couple of weeks after the U.S. made a shock announcement on lifting sanctions on Syria’s Islamist-led authorities which overthrew former chief Bashar al-Assad in December.
U.S. President Donald Trump made the choice throughout his current go to to the Middle East and stated it was on the behest of Saudi Arabia’s crown prince, whose nation was a fundamental advocate for the lifting of sanctions.
The European Union additionally not too long ago lifted financial sanctions on Syria.
Bin Farhan referred to his nation’s position in serving to to carry financial sanctions on Syria, saying that Saudi Arabia would proceed to be one of many fundamental backers of Syria on its path to reconstruction and financial restoration.
He stated he was being accompanied by a high-level financial delegation from the dominion to “hold talks (with the Syrian side) to bolster aspects of cooperation in various fields”.
Several visits would then observe within the coming days by Saudi businessmen to Syria to debate investments in vitality, agriculture, infrastructure and different sectors, he stated.
The Syrian management is looking for to strengthen ties with Arab and Western leaders following the autumn of Assad by the hands of Ahmed al-Sharaa.
It hopes a circulation of assist and investments by Gulf neighbors following the lifting of financial sanctions would assist it rebuild a state shattered by battle.
Syria’s Sharaa is about to go to Kuwait on Sunday upon an invite by Kuwait’s Emir Sheikh Meshal al-Ahmad al-Sabah, Syrian state news company SANA reported, citing a supply within the Syrian president’s workplace.
Sharaa is about to debate joint cooperation in numerous financial and political points in his first official go to to Kuwait, the supply stated.
Source: www.anews.com.tr