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GCC Secretary General Meets ASEAN Counterpart

GCC Secretary-General Dr. Nayef al-Hajraf
GCC Secretary-General Dr. Nayef al-Hajraf
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GCC Secretary General Meets ASEAN Counterpart

GCC Secretary-General Dr. Nayef al-Hajraf
GCC Secretary-General Dr. Nayef al-Hajraf

The Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) for the Arab States Dr. Nayef Al-Hajraf met with the chief of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Dato Lim Jock Hoi.

The talks took place on Friday on the sidelines of Hajraf's participation in the meetings of the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.

During the meeting, Hajraf and ASEAN’s Secretary General reviewed the bilateral relations between GCC and ASEAN, ways to support and enhance them in all fields, the importance of intensifying joint cooperation, coordination on regional and international issues of common interest, and support for all efforts aiming at strengthening international peace and security.

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Qatar to Reopen Its Embassy in Syria on Tuesday

A child holding the flag adopted by the new Syrian rulers is held up, as people celebrate after fighters of the ruling Syrian body ousted Syria's Bashar al-Assad, in the Damascus old city, Syria, December 13, 2024. (Reuters)
A child holding the flag adopted by the new Syrian rulers is held up, as people celebrate after fighters of the ruling Syrian body ousted Syria's Bashar al-Assad, in the Damascus old city, Syria, December 13, 2024. (Reuters)
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Qatar to Reopen Its Embassy in Syria on Tuesday

A child holding the flag adopted by the new Syrian rulers is held up, as people celebrate after fighters of the ruling Syrian body ousted Syria's Bashar al-Assad, in the Damascus old city, Syria, December 13, 2024. (Reuters)
A child holding the flag adopted by the new Syrian rulers is held up, as people celebrate after fighters of the ruling Syrian body ousted Syria's Bashar al-Assad, in the Damascus old city, Syria, December 13, 2024. (Reuters)

Qatar will reopen its embassy in Syria on Tuesday after it was closed for more than 13 years, the Gulf country's foreign ministry said on Sunday, a week after Bashar al-Assad was removed from power.

Qatar's embassy in Damascus has been shut since July 2011 when it withdrew its ambassador from Damascus after a series of deadly crackdowns by Assad's regime on protesters - violence that led to the 13-year-long civil war.

Doha in recent years did not join efforts by several Arab countries to mend relations with Assad's government and re-establish diplomatic relations with Damascus.

A lightning advance by the opposition, led by the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) group led to the ouster of Assad on Dec. 8.

Qatar's foreign ministry said in a statement its decision to reopen the embassy reflects its support for the Syrian people and their "struggle to attain their legitimate rights for a dignified life".