Cairo, Apr 1 (AP) Syria’s chief diplomat was in Egypt on Saturday in a step towards normalising ties between the 2 nations. It was the primary journey to the capital of Cairo for a Syrian overseas minister in over a decade.

Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad met with Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shoukry, in response to Ahmed Abu Zaid, a spokesperson for the Egyptian overseas ministry.

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Syria’s state-run SANA information company reported that Mekdad would talk about bilateral ties and the most recent developments within the area and the world.

Mekdad’s go to comes as the 2 nations inch towards re-establishing ties. It’s been greater than a decade since Syria was globally remoted after President Bashar Assad’s brutal crackdown on mass protests in opposition to his rule within the 2011 Arab Spring rebellion. The unrest rapidly descended into protracted civil warfare.

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For years, many public figures in Egypt have urged the federal government of President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi to revive ties with Assad’s authorities. They additionally pushed for Damascus’ return to the Cairo-based Arab League.

Syria was suspended from the Arab League and different pan-Arab organisations. But in recent times a number of Arab nations have begun restoring ties with Assad’s authorities after it regained management over a lot of the nation, due to navy help from Iran and Russia.

A devastating earthquake that caught Turkey and Syria in February has intensified strikes to normalize ties with Syria. Several Arab nations dispatched senior officers and despatched support to indicate solidarity with Syria and Turkey.

El-Sissi spoke with Assad by cellphone after the earthquake hit and despatched Shoukry to Damascus, the place he met with Assad. Shoukry was Egypt’s most senior official to go to Syria since 2011.(AP)

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