Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad arrived in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday as Riyadh and Damascus are working toward normalization.
Mekdad’s trip marks the first time a Syrian foreign minister visited Saudi Arabia since 2011, when Riyadh cut ties with Damascus and threw support behind the failed regime change effort against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
The Saudi Foreign Ministry said Mekdad and Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan 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 visit comes amid reports that Saudi Arabia is working to restore Syria’s membership in the Arab League. Reuters reported Tuesday that Riyadh was hosting a meeting of Arab foreign ministers on Friday to discuss bringing Damascus back into the fold.
Saudi Arabia is set to invite Assad to an Arab League summit it’s hosting on May 19. Riyadh and Damascus are also expected to re-open their embassies soon and restore formal diplomatic relations.
The Biden administration strongly opposes regional countries normalizing with Damascus as it prefers to keep Syria under crippling economic sanctions and wants to continue occupying eastern Syria.
According to The Wall Street Journal, CIA Director William Burns recently visited Riyadh and said the US was “blindsided” by the Saudi steps to normalize with Damascus as well as the surprise Saudi-Iran normalization deal.
Akela missed his kill again and jackals are laughing at him.
Story over.Israel will have to stop bombing Syria as and when it feels like hunting and U S of A will have to quit occupation and stop stealing oil
I certainly hope so. If we bark too much, SA will cut production even more.
It’s getting more dangerous for the Saudi royal family. I’m confident Burns’ recent “visit” was not happy. It’s interesting they’re still moving forward with peace despite the threats, which I’m as confident were graphic and convincing. Time for a King Faisal’s ending on the hands of an “unstable” family member? Like I always remind myself, “If you’re paranoid, that doesn’t mean they’re not out there to get you.” (Sarcasm alert)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faisal_of_Saudi_Arabia
How can Burns be “blind sided”? Holy Crap, the man is the head of the CIA. The CIA has sources everywhere.
Good to see the Arab nations and Iran normalizing relations with one another.
IsraHell and Amerikkka are gonna eat dust.