2023-04-17 22:08:34
Steps to restore Arab-Syrian relations are accelerating to their former state, as Foreign Minister and Expatriates Faisal Mekdad arrived in Tunisia yesterday, after he made a visit described by Algerian diplomatic sources as “excellent”, during which he met President Abdelmadjid Tebboune and his Foreign Minister Ahmed Ataf, and that Days after his working visit to Saudi Arabia, in which he announced the return of consular relations and the restoration of airline lines, along with the lines of political communication that were severed for nearly 12 years, amid anticipation of a visit by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to Damascus to meet with senior Syrian officials and discuss the latest developments in the region and the Jeddah meeting. The Kingdom will host the Arab Summit on the 19th of next month.
Follow-up Arab diplomatic sources with whom Al-Watan spoke considered that the acceleration in the course of Arab normalization with Damascus is evidence of a tangible recovery after which there is no going back, as the positive atmosphere continues, which gained great momentum with Al-Miqdad’s visit to Saudi Arabia and the upcoming visit of the Saudi minister to Damascus.
The sources pointed out that Damascus’ focus is still focused on strengthening bilateral relations between it and the Arab capitals, which took the initiative to open the doors of normalization with it, given that working to strengthen bilateral relations would push forward joint Arab action, and Damascus is currently trying to strengthen these relations. As a priority and a political goal, more than its return to the League of Arab States, which is what Syrian officials constantly emphasize, and what President Bashar al-Assad also confirmed in his last media interview with Russian channels last month, when he confirmed that Syria does not see returning to the Arab League as an objective. same or more important than bilateral relations.
According to the sources, the return of the Syrian-Arab relations, especially the Syrian-Saudi one, has become a fait accompli and is no longer within the framework of speculation or analysis, as we will witness in the coming days a remarkable and tangible acceleration that includes the various aspects of this relationship, and it will not be limited to the exchange of official visits, and will go beyond the political aspect to include Other aspects, especially the economic ones, in the context of the ongoing regional openness as well.
With regard to the statement issued by the meeting hosted by the Saudi city of Jeddah for the foreign ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council, Egypt, Jordan and Iraq, and the insistence of some countries to put forward titles and agendas that stand in the way of continuing to restore Arab-Arab relations to their health, the sources considered that the current political stage has gone beyond these titles and agendas, and political moves It will be in the interest of the peoples of the region, who have bled enough blood and resources as a result of the political choices imposed by the winds of the “Arab Spring.” In addition, the situation on the international scene requires more Arab-Arab coordination. Damascus will have the most important role in the regional file, especially as it is the most important ally for For Moscow and Beijing, which have become the most influential players in our region.
Yesterday evening, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates arrived in the Tunisian capital from Algeria on an official visit, at the invitation of the Tunisian Foreign Minister, Nabil Ammar.
The visit aims to strengthen the brotherly relations between the two brotherly countries, Syria and Tunisia, and ways to develop them, in addition to discussing the latest developments in the region and the world.
The Tunisian Foreign Minister was at the forefront of those who greeted Minister Mekdad, in addition to a number of senior officials in the Tunisian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Minister Al-Miqdad is accompanied by the Syrian Ambassador to Algeria, Namir Al-Ghanim, the Director of the Arab Affairs Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Riyad Abbas, Jamal Najib, the Director of the Minister’s Office, and Ihsan Al-Rumman from the Foreign Minister’s Office.
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