Syrian Foreign Minister Assad Al-Shibani announced on Monday that he received an invitation from Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan to visit the Kingdom.
Al-Shibani said, "I received an official invitation from His Excellency the Foreign Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Mr. Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, to visit the Kingdom. I accept this invitation with love and joy and am honored to represent my country on this first official visit. We look forward to building strategic relations with our brothers in the Kingdom in all fields.
A Saudi delegation visited the Syrian capital, Damascus, and met with the head of military operations in Syria, Ahmed Al-Shar'.
According to Syrian sources, the visit of the Saudi delegation to Damascus aimed to discuss ways to maintain stability in Syria and restore the functionality of its institutions.