UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah visited Syria for the first time since the civil war began 10 years ago and met with President Assad.
As the Assad regime almost certainly wins a military victory in the civil war, there are a series of moves to improve relations with Syria among the Arab nations that have been distant from each other.
UAE Foreign Minister Hafez al-Assad visited Damascus, the capital of Syria, on the 9th to meet with President Assad and, according to the Syrian Presidential Office, exchanged views on strengthening cooperation in economic fields such as investment.
The UAE turned to support rebels in the Syrian civil war that began 10 years ago, but as the Assad administration almost certainly won a military victory, relations improved by reopening the embassy in Damascus. This is the first time the foreign minister has visited Syria during the civil war.
Among Arab countries, Egypt, which has also been distant from the Assad regime, held a foreign ministerial meeting with Syria at the UN General Assembly in September, and last month King Abdullah of Jordan held an Assad. There are a series of moves to improve relations, such as having telephone talks with the president.
The Arab League, which is formed in Arab countries, suspended Syria's participation qualification 10 years ago due to the crackdown on democratization demonstrations, but whether Western countries will allow Syria to return even though it imposes sanctions on the Assad administration in the future It is the focus.