Ministers from Jordan and Qatar were among the first high-ranking Arab diplomats to meet with the leader of the rebel coalition that toppled the Syrian regime, as the Arab world seeks to bring Syria back into the fold.
When the regime began to collapse, the rebels returned to march on Damascus. This could provide Jordan with key influence in Dara’a and other areas in southern Jordan.
Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi met with Syria's new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa in Damascus on Monday, Amman said, the latest high-profile visit since Bashar al-Assad's ouster.It was the first visit by a senior Jordanian official since Assad's fall.
Assad’s ouster has raised urgent questions about the 2,000 troops who serve as a bulwark against ISIS and Iran.
According to Sham FM, a Syrian media outlet, Safadi reaffirmed Jordan's support for Syria's transition, which includes forming an inclusive government and drafting a new constitution.
Turkey’s foreign minister traveled to Damascus Sunday to meet with Syria’s new de facto ruler Ahmed al-Sharaa, the head of the Islamist group HTS that toppled the Assad regime. According to press accounts,
Jordan's foreign minister Ayman al-Safadi met with Syria's new de facto ruler Ahmed al-Sharaa in Damascus, marking significant engagement by an Arab state with Syria's new administration. This meeting signifies changes in Middle Eastern geopolitics as Jordan pledges aid for Syria's reconstruction.
Officials from the Arab world, Turkey, the US and Europe have sent delegations to Syria since the ouster of President Bashar al-Assad.
Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi expressed his country's support for Syria's reconstruction in a meeting with its new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa on Monday, in the latest visit to Damascus by a high-profile delegation since Bashar al-Assad's overthrow.
Ministers from Jordan and Qatar were among the first high-ranking Arab diplomats to meet with the leader of the rebel coalition that toppled the Syrian regime two weeks ago.
Syria's new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa hosted Monday several high-level dignitaries from neighboring countries, Jordan's top diplomat Ayman