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Hafsa Mustafa Posted in Politics

DPM Dar, Syrian FM discuss bilateral cooperation, regional developments

Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan Al-Shaibani held talks with Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Ishaq Dar in Islamabad on Thursday, with the two sides discussing bilateral cooperation and regional developments. DPM Dar received FM Al-Shaibani at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where the two held a warm and constructive restricted meeting, the Foreign Office said in a statement. Read More…

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Syeda Mubeena Hashmi Posted in Politics

Syrian FM Shaibani to Visit Pakistan Today: FO

Syrian FM Shaibani to Visit Pakistan Today: FO Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shaibani will visit Pakistan on August 19-20 at the invitation of Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, the Foreign Office said Wednesday. He will lead a high-level delegation for discussions on bilateral relations, cooperation and regional and international developments. The visit is the first by a Syrian foreign minister since 2007 and follows the change of government in Damascus. Pakistan said the visit would strengthen ties and cooperation between both countries. Read More…

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Hafsa Mustafa Posted in World

Syrian FM signals readiness for possible Hezbollah meeting: Report 

Syria's foreign minister said during a visit to Beirut on Thursday that Damascus was open to meeting the Iran-backed Lebanese group Hezbollah "if interests require it", Lebanon's state news agency reported. Asaad al-Shibani met Lebanese leaders including President Joseph Aoun and parliament speaker Nabih Berri, a Hezbollah ally, in his first visit to Lebanon since US President Donald Trump raised the possibility of Syrian forces combating Hezbollah in Lebanon. Read More…

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Hafsa Mustafa Posted in World

Al Sharaa, Trump had 'constructive' talks on Syria's unity, reconstruction: Syrian FM

Foreign Minister Asaad al Shaibani also said that the Syrian President Ahmad al Sharaa held a "constructive" meeting with US President Donald Trump in Washington following months of intensive preparations. On X, al Shaibani said on Monday that the talks covered "the subject of Syria in all its aspects," stressing support for Syria's unity, reconstruction, and the removal of obstacles to its recovery. He added that "the Syrian people always deserve a better future." Read More…

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Alina Hashmi Posted in World

Syrian FM makes first visit to Saudi Arabia since 2011

Syrian foreign minister Faisal Mekdad arrived for a visit to Saudi Arabia, as ties between Damascus and Riyadh grew. Mekdad arrived in Jeddah on Wednesday having been invited by the Saudi foreign minister, Prince Faisal bin Farhan, both Saudi and Syrian state media reported. The two will “hold a session of talks on efforts to reach a political solution to the Syrian crisis that preserves the unity, security, and stability of Syria”, the Saudi foreign ministry said in a statement. Read More…

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Alina Hashmi Posted in Politics

"Israel playing with fire": Syrian FM

Damascus: On September 1, Syria's foreign minister said that Israel was "playing with fire" following Israeli strikes near Damascus and on Aleppo's international airport the previous evening. The strikes resulted in material damage only, according to state news agency SANA. It also said that Syria's air defences shot down a number of Israeli missiles around the capital. There was no immediate comment from Israeli officials. Read More…

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