Syria’s chief is in Saudi Arabia to garner assist for his transitional authorities.
Syria’s Ahmed al-Sharaa has arrived in Saudi Arabia and met Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) on his first overseas journey since being named president of the transitional authorities earlier this week.
The Saudi Press Company (SPA) confirmed al-Sharaa assembly MBS – Saudi Arabia’s de facto chief – after the Syrian president had first been greeted by the Deputy Governor of the Riyadh Area Prince Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Abdulaziz after he landed at King Khalid Worldwide Airport in Riyadh on Sunday.
Al-Sharaa was accompanied for the talks in Riyadh by Syria’s overseas minister, Asaad al-Shaibani.
Al Jazeera’s Osama Bin Javaid stated al-Sharaa selected Riyadh as his first vacation spot to “ensure that Saudi Arabia is aware of and realises the significance that this new Syria places it underneath”.
Al-Sharaa led the Syrian opposition in overthrowing the regime of longtime President Bashar al-Assad on December 8, after a lightning advance throughout the nation. Since then, the brand new Syrian administration has sought to realize regional and worldwide legitimacy and to have damaging Western sanctions on Syria eliminated.
Nonetheless, issues over al-Sharaa’s previous membership of al-Qaeda have tempered assist from some quarters, whilst Syria’s new management emphasises regional integration and protections for non secular and ethnic minorities.
Throughout a go to to Damascus final week, Saudi Overseas Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan stated his nation was engaged in an energetic dialogue with Europe and the US to assist raise financial sanctions imposed on Syria.
Bin Javaid stated al-Sharaa’s go to supposed to remind Saudi officers of that promise and acquire all potential assist in rebuilding Syria’s infrastructure, authorities and establishments.
Moreover, the journey to Riyadh symbolises a “seismic shift within the nation’s alignment and future relations” away from the toppled President Bashar al-Assad’s allegiance to Iran and Russia.
Final month, al-Sharaa instructed Al Arabiya TV that Saudi Arabia “will definitely have a big function in Syria’s future”, pointing to “a giant funding alternative for all neighbouring nations”.
Sunday’s journey comes after al-Shibani, Syria’s overseas minister, additionally travelled to Riyadh final month.
In the meantime, Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani visited Damascus on Thursday, changing into the primary Arab chief to take action for the reason that overthrow of al-Assad.
