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Syrian officials to visit Ankara in landmark diplomatic move

Syrian officials to visit Ankara in landmark diplomatic move Foreign Minister of the Syrian Interim Government Asaad Hassan Al Shibani attends a meeting on Syria in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on January 12, 2025. (AA Photo)
By Newsroom
Jan 14, 2025 9:30 AM

High-ranking Syrian officials, including the foreign and defense ministers and the head of intelligence, are set to make an official visit to Ankara on Jan. 15.

“Tomorrow, we will pay our first official visit to the Republic of Türkiye, which has never left the Syrian people behind for fourteen years, to represent the New Syria.” Syria’s Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani announced in a Turkish post on the social media platform X.

Syrian officials to visit Ankara in landmark diplomatic move
Interim Syrian government’s defense minister Murhaf Abu Qasra in Damascus. (Photo by SANA / AFP)
Syrian officials to visit Ankara in landmark diplomatic move
Syria’s Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani (L) meets Türkiye’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on the sidelines of the “Riyadh Meetings on Syria” between EU and Arab states and Türkiye, in Riyadh, Jan. 12, 2025. (Photo by SANA / AFP)

Key discussions on security and regional cooperation

During the visit, officials from both countries are expected to hold crucial talks focusing on security, border management and regional collaboration.

The visit is seen as an important step in the relations between Türkiye and Syria, especially after the change in the political environment in Syria.

Details to follow…

Last Updated:  Jan 14, 2025 11:32 AM