{"id":96346,"date":"2023-04-12T18:27:08","date_gmt":"2023-04-12T18:27:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/?p=96346"},"modified":"2023-04-12T18:27:09","modified_gmt":"2023-04-12T18:27:09","slug":"syrias-fm-arrives-in-saudi-arabia-to-discuss-bilateral-relations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/96346\/","title":{"rendered":"Syria&#8217;s FM arrives in Saudi Arabia to discuss bilateral relations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) \u2013 <\/strong>Syrian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Faisal Mekdad arrived on Wednesday to the city of Jeddah in Saudi Arabia at an invitation of his Saudi counterpart Prince Faisal bin Farhan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The official Syrian news agency SANA <a href=\"https:\/\/sana.sy\/en\/?p=305938\">sa<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sana.sy\/en\/?p=305938\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">i<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sana.sy\/en\/?p=305938\">d<\/a> the delegation came on a working visit to discuss bilateral relations and issues of mutual interest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Saudi Deputy Foreign Minister Waleed Al-Khuraiji and a number of diplomats received the Syrian Minister and the accompanying delegation at Jeddah Airport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Earlier in March, Human Rights Watch (HRW) <a href=\"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/93900\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reported<\/a> that Arab states risk supporting Syrian President Bashar al-Assad without pressing for accountability for the crimes he has committed against his people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Countries such as Saudi Arabia and Turkey try to normalize ties with Syria, \u201cdespite widespread and systematic human rights abuses,\u201d the HRW added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Recently, <a href=\"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/95750\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reports revealed<\/a> that Farhan will travel to Damascus to hand al-Assad a formal invitation to attend the summit. 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