For The First Time In A Decade Syria's Foreign Minister Meets His Counterpart In Egypt

Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry meets with his Syrian counterpart Faisal Mekdad at the ministry headquarters in Cairo © Khaled DESOUKI / AFP 

France 24: Syria top diplomat visits Egypt in first since war  

Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry met with his Syrian counterpart Faisal Mekdad in Cairo on Saturday, a first since Syria's civil war broke out over a decade ago, Shoukry's office said.  

The meeting comes amid amplified Arab engagement with the Damascus government which has been politically isolated in the region since the start of the Syria war and was expelled from the Cairo-based Arab League in 2011 over its bloody crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrations. 

Mekdad's visit to Cairo is the "first in more than 10 years" for a Syrian top diplomat and saw a closed door meeting between the two ministers followed by discussions between the two countries' delegations, the Egyptian foreign ministry said. 

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WNU Editor: The push to get Syria back into the Arab fold continues. The expectation is that Assad will be meeting Sisi later this month .... Egypt's Sisi likely to meet Syria's Assad in April (Middle East Monitor). 

For The First Time In A Decade Syria's Foreign Minister Meets His Counterpart In Egypt  

Syria’s FM visits Egypt in step toward restoring ties -- AP  

Egypt and Syria commit to closer ties as foreign minister visits Cairo -- Reuters  

Egypt Hosts Syrian FM amid Talk of Resuming Diplomatic Relations -- VOA  

Syria top diplomat visits Egypt in first since war -- Al-Monitor