Syria’s new chief Ahmed al-Sharaa held talks Monday with senior Arab diplomats expressing assist for the Syrian individuals and discussing future cooperation, within the newest high-profile visits since Bashar al-Assad’s overthrow.
Sharaa, whose Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) spearheaded the offensive that toppled Assad on December 8, has welcomed envoys from the Center East and past in latest days, together with Turkish Overseas Minister Hakan Fidan on Sunday.
Visiting Jordanian Overseas Minister Ayman Safadi expressed his nation’s assist for Syria’s reconstruction in a gathering with Sharaa on Monday, within the first journey to Syria by a senior Jordanian official since Assad was toppled.
Pictures launched by the international ministry confirmed the pair shaking fingers, whereas Jordan’s official Al-Mamlaka TV reported that Safadi had mentioned avenues of cooperation, together with within the areas of commerce, border administration, support and electrical energy connections, together with safety.
Safadi expressed assist for “a authorities that represents all spectrums in Syria”, in addition to for “the drafting of a brand new structure”, in accordance with Al-Mamlaka.
“We comply with assist the Syrian individuals in rebuilding their state,” he was quoted as saying, including that “the Arab nations comply with assist Syria at this stage with none exterior interference”.
– Qatari delegation –
Additionally in Damascus on Monday was Qatar’s minister of state on the international ministry, Mohammed al-Khulaifi, main the “first high-level Qatari delegation” to Damascus “after 13 years of diplomatic rupture”, his ministry stated.
“This go to reaffirms the sturdy fraternal ties” between Qatar and Syria, and underscored Doha’s “unwavering dedication to supporting and helping the Syrian individuals of their quest for progress, whereas preserving Syria’s sovereignty”, the international ministry assertion added.
Syrian state information company SANA revealed photographs of the assembly between Sharaa and the Qatari delegation.
Khulaifi arrived in Damascus aboard “the primary Qatar Airways airplane to land on the Syrian airport” since Assad’s ouster, international ministry spokesman Majed al-Ansari wrote on X.
A Qatari official advised AFP that “a technical aviation workforce” accompanied the delegation “to evaluate the readiness of Damascus airport to renew operations”.
“Qatar has provided to offer technical assist for the resumption of economic and cargo flights, in addition to make sure the airport’s upkeep throughout the transitional section,” the official added.
– Saudi talks –
A supply near the Saudi authorities advised AFP on Monday {that a} delegation from the dominion had additionally met with Sharaa in Damascus a day earlier to debate the “Syria state of affairs and captagon”, an unlawful amphetamine-like stimulant.
The drug has flooded the area lately, and was Syria’s largest export underneath Assad, turning the nation into one of many world’s largest narco states.
Jordan lately has cracked down on the smuggling of weapons and medicines, together with captagon, alongside its 375-kilometre (230-mile) border with Syria.
Iran, in the meantime, stated Monday that it had “no direct contact” with Syria’s new rulers for the reason that fall of longtime Tehran ally Assad.
Overseas ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei expressed assist for Syria’s sovereignty, and stated the nation shouldn’t turn into “a haven for terrorism”.
Sharaa’s HTS is rooted in Al-Qaeda’s Syria department, however has sought to reasonable its picture lately.
At a summit in Jordan earlier this month, high Arab, Turkish, EU and US diplomats known as for an inclusive and peaceable transition after years of civil battle.
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