The Saudi King invited Bashar Assad to participate in the Arab League meeting

According to Fars News Agency, the Syrian Presidency announced on Wednesday that Syrian President Bashar Assad has officially invited Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz to participate in the Arab League summit, which is scheduled to be held on May 19 in Jeddah. , Has received.

Earlier, some sources reported that Bashar al-Assad is likely to visit Saudi Arabia before the Arab League meeting.

Last Sunday, the Council of the Arab League held an extraordinary meeting at the ministerial level under the chairmanship of Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and discussed the developments in Syria and the issue of this country’s return to the Arab League. A few hours later, “Ahmad Al-Sahaf”, the spokesman of the Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs, announced that the foreign ministers of the Arab countries reached a consensus in their meeting in Cairo about the return of Damascus to its place in the Arab League.

On Tuesday evening, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Saudi Arabia announced the country’s new measures in order to fully resume relations with Syria.

This Saudi institution wrote on its Twitter page: Considering the bond of brotherhood that Saudi Arabia and Syria have and in line with the desire to expand joint Arab activities and strengthen security and stability in the region, Saudi Arabia has decided to resume its diplomatic mission. take

In this connection, Saudi Foreign Minister “Faisal bin Farhan” met with the Syrian authorities during a trip to Damascus at the end of April last month and agreed on the reopening of the embassies of the two countries in Damascus and Riyadh. In this meeting, the Saudi Foreign Minister reviewed the efforts made to reach a political solution that would preserve Syria’s sovereignty.

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