2023-05-15 21:26:55
The Syrian regime’s foreign minister arrives in Jeddah to participate in the preparatory meetings for the Arab summit
The Foreign Minister of the Syrian regime, Faisal al-Miqdad, arrived today, Monday, in the Saudi city of Jeddah, to participate in the preparatory meetings for the Arab summit, which is scheduled to be held on May 19.
In addition to Al-Miqdad, the delegation of the Syrian regime included Minister of Information Boutros Al-Hallaq, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Ayman Soussan, and Director of the Office of the Minister of Foreign Affairs Jamal Najib. They were received by the Minister Plenipotentiary of the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mazen bin Hamad Al-Hamli, and Salman Al-Mutairi, from the Protocol Department of the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
“The title of this summit is joint Arab action, and we look forward to the future,” Al-Miqdad said, in press statements reported by the Syrian regime’s “SANA” agency, adding: “We express our happiness for our presence in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and we wish this summit every success, and we are here to work with our brothers.” The Arabs need to determine the data to face the challenges that we are all exposed to.
Al-Miqdad pointed out, “This is a new opportunity for us to tell our Arab brothers that we are not looking to the past, but rather to the future. There are many challenges that we must discuss and mobilize our Arab forces to confront them, including the issue of the Arab-Israeli conflict and the issue of climate,” claiming: “We are ready to contribute with Everyone to find a unified point of view to deal with our present and future.
Today, Monday, the Economic and Social Council of the Arab League held a preparatory meeting at the ministerial level, with the participation of a delegation from the Syrian regime headed by Minister of Economy and Foreign Trade Muhammad Samer Al-Khalil, who previously arrived in Saudi Arabia. The next two days will also witness several other preliminary meetings with the participation of delegations from the regime.
The head of the “Syrian National Coalition” Salem Al-Muslat, and the head of the “Syrian Negotiation Commission” Badr Jamous, met last Saturday with the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs and the US special envoy for the Syrian file, Ethan Goldrich, in the Belgian capital, Brussels, and discussed with him developments in the political process in Syria. In light of the normalization campaigns with the Assad regime.
Goldrich stressed that “the United States will not normalize with the Assad regime in the absence of permanent political change, and the importance of a comprehensive political process in line with Security Council Resolution 2254 (relating to political transition),” according to the website of the US embassy in the Syrian capital, Damascus, on Monday.
Yesterday, Sunday, Bashar al-Assad received an invitation from the UAE to attend the COP 28 Climate Conference, which will be held in Dubai from November 30 to December 12.
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