CGTN: Saudi Arabia-Syria rapprochement is important for regional stability

Since 2011 > proxy warfare = destroying Syria as American foreign policy remained fixated on political power change + sidelining Syrian president in any peace formula.

more than 306,000 civilians killed in 10 years since the Syrian conflict began in 2011 + devastating toll from the 2023 earthquake

April 2023 visit by Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud to Damascus in Syria presented opportunities for sustainable peace in the Middle East.

step towards potentially diffusing Syrian crisis + allowing Damascus & Riyadh undertake steps > reintegrating into international community.

resumption of diplomatic ties between Saudi Arabia & Iran following a deal brokered by China

normalization between Syria & wealthy Gulf Arab states = enable former to benefit from economic relief, reconstruction + broader international funding

Saudi Arabia’s outreach through diplomacy => potentially lead to cessation of hostilities within the country + a workable solution that can restore Damascus on the path of stability.

Levant's Agora

By Hamzah Rifaat Hussain.

The April 2023 visit by Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud to Damascus in Syria presents opportunities for sustainable peace in the Middle East. The trip is the first by a Saudi official since the start of the Syrian war in 2011 and is a significant step towards potentially diffusing the Syrian crisis and allowing Damascus and Riyadh to undertake steps towards reintegrating into the international community.

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s meeting with the Saudi Foreign Minister also demonstrates a desire from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to find a diplomatic and political solution to the Syrian conflict in the absence of coercion of great power intervention. That is precisely what is needed.

The visit by the Saudi foreign minister comes amid a flurry of diplomatic activity in the region in 2023 which is enabling states to move past decades of hostilities…

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