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Saudi FM Arrives in Damascus on Official Visit

18 April 2023, Syria, Damascus: Minister of Presidential Affairs of Syria Mansour Azzam (L) welcomes Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah at Damascus airport. (SPA)
18 April 2023, Syria, Damascus: Minister of Presidential Affairs of Syria Mansour Azzam (L) welcomes Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah at Damascus airport. (SPA)
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Saudi FM Arrives in Damascus on Official Visit

18 April 2023, Syria, Damascus: Minister of Presidential Affairs of Syria Mansour Azzam (L) welcomes Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah at Damascus airport. (SPA)
18 April 2023, Syria, Damascus: Minister of Presidential Affairs of Syria Mansour Azzam (L) welcomes Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah at Damascus airport. (SPA)

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah arrived in Damascus on Tuesday on an official visit where he met with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

It marks the first visit by a Saudi FM to Syria since 2011.

Prince Faisal was received at Damascus International Airport by Minister of Presidential Affairs Mansour Azzam.

The visit reflects Saudi Arabia’s keenness on reaching a political solution to the Syrian crisis and its fallout in a way that preserves the country’s unity, security, stability and national identity and restores it to its Arab fold.

Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal al-Mikdad had visited Saudi Arabia last week.

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Albudaiwi: GCC Stance on Russia-Ukraine Crisis is Based on International Law, UN Charter

Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Jasem Albudaiwi - File Photo
Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Jasem Albudaiwi - File Photo
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Albudaiwi: GCC Stance on Russia-Ukraine Crisis is Based on International Law, UN Charter

Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Jasem Albudaiwi - File Photo
Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Jasem Albudaiwi - File Photo

Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi affirmed that the council's position on the Russia-Ukraine crisis is based on international law and the United Nations Charter, which emphasizes the need to maintain an international order based on respect for the sovereignty of states, the integrity of their territories, and their political independence, as well as non-interference in their internal affairs and the prohibition of the use or threat of force, SPA reported.
According to a press release from the GCC's Secretariat General, Albudaiwi made this statement at his meeting on Monday with Ambassador of Ukraine to Saudi Arabia Anatolii Petrenko.
Albudaiwi also said that the GCC states are exerting mediation efforts and support all regional and global initiatives aimed at resolving the crisis between Russia and Ukraine, achieve a ceasefire, and find a political solution through dialogue and negotiations.
The meeting also discussed ways to boost Gulf-Ukrainian relations, and regional and international issues.