Syria’s Ahmed al-Sharaa to visit Saudi Arabia on Sunday

Syria’s person volition beryllium successful Saudi Arabia for 2 days and is expected to sermon bolstering relations betwixt the 2 countries.

Syria’s de facto person Ahmed al-Sharaa, who was named president of the transitional authorities earlier this week, is acceptable to sojourn Saudi Arabia for his archetypal overseas travel aft taking office.

Sources successful Syria told Al Jazeera connected Saturday that al-Sharaa volition beryllium successful Saudi Arabia for 2 days and is expected to sermon bolstering relations betwixt the 2 countries.

Al-Sharaa’s assignment came aft absorption forces led an offensive against Bashar al-Assad past December and ended his rule.

As president, al-Sharaa has besides been authorised to signifier a impermanent legislative assembly for the transitional signifier which volition transportation retired its task until a caller constitution is adopted.

Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman sent congratulatory messages to al-Sharaa aft his assignment arsenic president and wished him success.

Last month, al-Sharaa told Al Arabiya TV that Saudi Arabia “will surely person a ample relation successful Syria’s future”, pointing to “a large concern accidental for each neighbouring countries”.

Last week, Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan visited Damascus, promising assistance to unafraid the lifting of planetary sanctions imposed during al-Assad’s rule.

During a quality league aft his gathering with al-Sharaa, Prince Faisal added that Riyadh is engaged successful “active dialog with each applicable countries, whether the United States oregon the European Union, and we are proceeding affirmative messages.”

Syria’s Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani besides travelled to Riyadh past month.