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Saudi Arabia, Azerbaijan Hold Consultations to Enhance Bilateral Ties

During the consultations, the two sides discussed ways to further develop bilateral relations. Photo: Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs
During the consultations, the two sides discussed ways to further develop bilateral relations. Photo: Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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Saudi Arabia, Azerbaijan Hold Consultations to Enhance Bilateral Ties

During the consultations, the two sides discussed ways to further develop bilateral relations. Photo: Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs
During the consultations, the two sides discussed ways to further develop bilateral relations. Photo: Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs

The third round of political consultations between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Saudi Arabia and Azerbaijan, led by Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Eng. Waleed bin Abdulkarim El-Khereiji and Azerbaijani Deputy Foreign Minister Yalchin Rafiyev, were held in Riyadh on Monday.

During the consultations, both sides discussed ways to further develop and enhance bilateral relations in various fields. They also exchanged views on issues of mutual interest.

The meeting was attended by Nasser bin Awad Al-Ghannoum, Director General of the Asian General Administration, and Azerbaijan's Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Shahin Abdullayev.

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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)
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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.”