Syria's President Bashar al-Assad (L) meets Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal in Damascus March 22, 2010. |
Damascus, January 5, 2010 (Pal Telegraph) - Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad is expected to host the Saudi foreign minister Prince Saud Al-Faisal in Damascus Tuesday, in a further sign of thawing relations between the two countries.
Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal
delivers a statement during a joint news conference
with US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton,
unseen, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Monday, Feb. 15, 2010.
Faisal's visit to the Syrian capital follows visits to Riyadh by Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu and Hamas political chief Khaled Meshaal.
Diplomats in Damascus said efforts to revive the Israeli- Palestinian peace process would be 'near the top of the agenda' in the talks between al-Assad and Prince Saud al-Faisal.
The two would also discuss conflicts in Yemen and Iraq, diplomats said.
Relations between the Saudis and Syria have thawed in recent months, particularly following Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdel-Aziz's landmark visit to Damascus in October.
Agencies
via paltelegraph.com