Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shibani stated he’ll make his first official abroad go to to Saudi Arabia upon the invitation of Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan.
“I’m honored to signify my nation on my first official go to (to Saudi Arabia),” al-Shaibani stated in a press release on his X account on Monday.
“We stay up for constructing strategic relations with our brothers within the kingdom in all fields,” he added.
Later, throughout a news convention along with his Kuwaiti counterpart Abdullah Al-Yahya, Al-Shaibani stated his go to to Saudi Arabia can be within the “first week of the brand new yr.”
He described the go to as a gesture of goodwill and a step towards restoring Syria’s position within the Arab world. He added that he plans to hearken to Saudi Arabia’s views and speed up efforts to rebuild his nation.
Shaibani was appointed overseas minister on Dec. 21 by the interim Syrian authorities, changing into the nation’s first high diplomat for the reason that downfall of the Bashar Assad regime.
Assad, Syria’s chief for practically 25 years, fled to Russia after anti-regime teams took management of Damascus on Dec. 8, ending the Baath Party’s regime, which had been in energy since 1963.
Source: www.dailysabah.com