World News | Syrian Foreign Minister Meets Egyptian Foreign Minister in Cairo

damascus [Syria], April 2 (ANI): Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Miqdad met with Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and held bilateral talks in Cairo. It was the first visit by a Syrian foreign minister to Cairo in more than a decade, according to Syrian news agencies SANA and Anadolu.

According to SANA, the conversation between the two involved strengthening the brotherhood and the latest events in the region and the world.

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Anadolu News Agency quoted a statement from the Egyptian side as saying that the Egyptian foreign minister reiterated that “Egypt supports efforts aimed at an early and comprehensive political settlement of the Syrian crisis.”

The Egyptian minister also expressed support for the efforts of the United Nations to reach consensus among the Syrian people, build confidence and continue to hold meetings of the Syrian Constitutional Council, the statement said.

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The statement said Mekdade said he looked forward to more Arab solidarity with Syria to overcome the crisis.

According to the statement, the two ministers agreed to strengthen communication channels between the two countries to address issues and matters of interest to both countries, Anadolu Agency reported.

Meqdad is visiting Egypt for the first time since Syria’s membership of the Arab League in Cairo was suspended in November 2011 following the regime’s brutal crackdown on pro-democracy protests.

Top diplomats from Egypt and Syria meet in New York on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in September 2021.

Previously, the Egyptian foreign minister visited Damascus on February 27 and conveyed a congratulatory message from Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi to President Bashar al-Assad, expressing Egypt’s solidarity with Syria and Cairo’s willingness to strengthen Relationships, development of joint cooperation. , according to SANA. (Arnie)

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