By Laith Al-Jnaidi
DAMASCUS (AA) - Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan arrived in Damascus on Friday for his first official visit to Syria since the fall of the Assad regime last month.
The visit was reported by the Saudi state-run Al-Ekhbariya channel on its X account, but no further information was provided.
Bin Farhan is expected to meet with Ahmed al-Sharaa, the head of Syria’s new administration, at the Presidential Palace in Damascus.
This marks Bin Farhan’s first trip to Damascus since the removal of Assad’s regime. The minister traveled to Syria following his visit to Lebanon.
The visit, part of a broader series of Arab, regional, international, and UN delegations to Syria, aims to assess the Syrian leadership’s vision for the country’s new phase.
Bin Farhan's previous visit to Damascus took place on April 18, 2023, when he met with Bashar al-Assad, the ousted regime leader.
Assad, Syria’s leader for nearly 25 years, fled to Russia after anti-regime groups took control of Damascus on Dec. 8, 2024, ending his family's decades-long rule.
* Writing by Mohammad Sio.