Syria’s chief will probably be in Saudi Arabia for 2 days and is anticipated to debate bolstering relations between the 2 international locations.
Syria’s de facto chief Ahmed al-Sharaa, who was named president of the transitional authorities earlier this week, is about to go to Saudi Arabia for his first international journey after taking workplace.
Sources in Syria instructed Al Jazeera on Saturday that al-Sharaa will probably be in Saudi Arabia for 2 days and is anticipated to debate bolstering relations between the 2 international locations.
Al-Sharaa’s appointment got here after opposition forces led an offensive in opposition to Bashar al-Assad final December and ended his rule.
As president, al-Sharaa has additionally been authorised to kind a short lived legislative council for the transitional section which is able to perform its job till a brand new structure is adopted.
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman despatched congratulatory messages to al-Sharaa after his appointment as president and wished him success.
Final month, al-Sharaa instructed Al Arabiya TV that Saudi Arabia “will definitely have a big function in Syria’s future”, pointing to “an enormous funding alternative for all neighbouring international locations”.
Final week, Saudi Arabia’s International Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan visited Damascus, promising assist to safe the lifting of worldwide sanctions imposed throughout al-Assad’s rule.
Throughout a information convention after his assembly with al-Sharaa, Prince Faisal added that Riyadh is engaged in “lively dialogue with all related international locations, whether or not america or the European Union, and we’re listening to constructive messages.”
Syria’s International Minister Asaad al-Shaibani additionally travelled to Riyadh final month.
