TEHRAN: Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif will meet Syrian President Bashar Assad in Damascus on Monday, Tehran said over the weekend, in what would be their first official meeting in a year.
Zarif plans to travel to Damascus for a one-day visit to discuss bilateral relations, regional developments and Syria’s “fight against terrorism,” the foreign ministry said in a statement on Sunday.
Zarif will also meet his Syrian counterpart Walid Muallem, it added.
Iran, along with Russia, is one of the Damascus government’s main allies in the war that has ravaged Syria since 2011.
Zarif previously met Assad during a visit to Damascus in April last year.
The Syrian conflict has killed more than 380,000 people and displaced millions.
Iran foreign minister to meet Assad in Syria on Monday
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Iran foreign minister to meet Assad in Syria on Monday
- Zarif plans to travel to Damascus for a one-day visit to discuss bilateral relations, regional developments and Syria’s “fight against terrorism”
- Iran, along with Russia, is one of the Damascus government’s main allies in the war that has ravaged Syria since 2011
Palestine, Egypt officials discuss Gaza safety, security
- Talks also on strategies for stability in Israeli-ravaged Occupied Territories
LONDON: Hussein Al-Sheikh, deputy president of the Palestinian Authority, discussed security and diplomatic issues during separate meetings in Cairo with Egypt’s Foreign Minister Badr Abdel Ati and Hassan Rashad, director of the Egyptian General Intelligence Service.
Al-Sheikh briefed Egyptian officials on the latest developments regarding the Occupied Territories, in the presence of Maj. Gen. Majed Faraj, head of the Palestinian General Intelligence Service.
The discussion on Sunday also focused on strategies for achieving stability and security for the Palestinian people, and progressing to the second phase of US President Donald Trump’s plan for Gaza, as reported by the Wafa news agency.
Officials aim to improve coordination and consultation to tackle the challenges facing the Israeli-ravaged Palestine and the wider region.
Al-Sheikh might become Palestine’s president in the event of a power vacuum in the Palestinian Authority, currently led by 90-year-old Mahmoud Abbas.
