Saudi Defense Minister Meets with Erdogan, Guler in Ankara

Saudi Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara. SPA
Saudi Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara. SPA
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Saudi Defense Minister Meets with Erdogan, Guler in Ankara

Saudi Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara. SPA
Saudi Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara. SPA

Saudi Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz met on Tuesday with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the presidential palace in the Turkish capital, Ankara.

The Minister of Defense conveyed the greetings of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, and Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, and their wishes to him and the Turkish government and people for further progress and prosperity.

The Turkish president conveyed his greetings and appreciation to the King and the Crown Prince.

The two sides reviewed bilateral relations and ways to enhance them. They also discussed developments in the region and the world.

The meeting was attended by Office of the Minister of Defense Director General Hisham bin Abdulaziz bin Saif.

From the Turkish side, it was attended by Minister of National Defense Yaşar Güler, Defense Industries Authority Chairman Professor Khaluk Gurgun, and several senior officials.

Prince Khalid also met with Turkish Minister of National Defense Yasar Guler.

The ministers held an expanded bilateral meeting, attended by the delegations of both ministries, discussing the various aspects of Saudi-Turkish relations. 

They addressed ways to further enhance and develop the existing and future cooperation between the defense ministries of the two countries.

Additionally, they discussed efforts to achieve peace and their two countries’ joint endeavors to achieve security and stability in the region and the world.
 



Syria’s Leader Meets with Bahraini Diplomatic Delegation

The leader of Syria's new administration, Ahmed al-Sharaa meets Bahraini Foreign Minister Abdul Latif Al-Zayani in Damascus, Syria, January 8, 2025. (Bahrain News Agency/Handout via Reuters)
The leader of Syria's new administration, Ahmed al-Sharaa meets Bahraini Foreign Minister Abdul Latif Al-Zayani in Damascus, Syria, January 8, 2025. (Bahrain News Agency/Handout via Reuters)
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Syria’s Leader Meets with Bahraini Diplomatic Delegation

The leader of Syria's new administration, Ahmed al-Sharaa meets Bahraini Foreign Minister Abdul Latif Al-Zayani in Damascus, Syria, January 8, 2025. (Bahrain News Agency/Handout via Reuters)
The leader of Syria's new administration, Ahmed al-Sharaa meets Bahraini Foreign Minister Abdul Latif Al-Zayani in Damascus, Syria, January 8, 2025. (Bahrain News Agency/Handout via Reuters)

Syria's de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa received a delegation from Bahrain on Wednesday and met with the Bahraini foreign minister, state media reported.

The visit was the latest in a flurry of diplomatic overtures by Arab countries to Syria’s new leaders after they overthrew former President Bashar al-Assad in a lightning rebel offensive.

Like other Gulf countries, Bahrain had cut off diplomatic ties with Syria under Assad’s rule during the Syrian civil war, but it reopened its embassy in Damascus in 2018 and gradually restored ties with the Assad government.

Bahrain is the current head of the Arab summit, and days after Assad’s ouster it had sent a message to al-Sharaa offering its cooperation with the new authorities and saying, “We look forward to Syria regaining its authentic role in the Arab League.”