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SULAIMANI — Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad arrived in
Cairo on Saturday, for the first such visit to Egypt in more than a decade.
Mekdad was welcomed by his Egyptian counterpart Sameh
Shoukry and the two ministers held a one-on-one meeting, Egypt’s Foreign
Ministry said on Twitter, without providing any further details.
Egyptian media reported that talks between the two chief
diplomats will tackle issues of mutual concern.
Syrian state news agency SANA said Mekdad will hold talks in
Cairo on bilateral relations and regional and international developments.
Mekdad’s visit is the first to Egypt since Syria’s
membership in the Cairo-based Arab League was suspended in November 2011
following the regime’s brutal crackdown on pro-democracy protests.
The top diplomats of Egypt and Syria met in September 2021
in New York on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly meetings.
Shoukry had visited Damascus on Feb. 27 following the deadly
earthquakes that rocked Syria and Türkiye and Syria on Feb. 6, killing
thousands.
The Syrian regime exchanged official visits with several
Arab countries in recent years amid reports about a possible resumption of
Syria’s membership in the Arab League.
(NRT Digital Media/AA)