Syria
Minister of Social Solidarity Nevine al-Qabbaj received Friday Syrian counterpart Loai Emad El Din al-Menaged.
That is to discuss the gradual resolution of the crisis adopting the approach of a step for a step.
The consultations will be on bilateral cooperation as well as regional and global issues.
Arab leaders agreed in the final statement of the 32nd Arab League Summit, which was held, Friday, in Jeddah, on the need to unite to solve Arab nation's issues.
Syria’s return to the membership of the Arab League is a “beginning for an effective role by the League and the Arab states” to settle the Syrian crisis, said Egypt’s Presidential Spokesman Ahmed Fahmi.
The Arab League Summit will be attended by Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad after more than a decade of the suspension of Syrian membership at the league.
During the call, both sides discussed the Arab League’s latest decision held on May 7 with the regard of the resumption of participation of Syrian government delegations in the Saudi Arabia-host meeting, Abu Zeid added.
Egypt is keen on reaching an Arab solution to the Syrian crisis, Shoukry said during the opening of an extra-ordinary session of the Arab League Council Sunday.
AL council convened at the level of permanent delegates , under Egypt, at the premises of the AL General Secretariat, to prepare for Sunday's meetings.
Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shokry is heading Sunday to the Jordanian capital, Amman, to take part in the meeting of a committee, having as members Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and Iraq, on Syria.
Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shokry made a phone call Sunday to UN Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pederson.
The meeting witnessed an exchange of views on a number of important regional and international issues such as the recent developments in Jerusalem and the situations in Syria and Libya, as well as the repercussions of the war in Ukraine on the Arab and European regions and the overall situation in the Middle East region, Rushdi added.
The assistance came upon President Abdel Fattah El Sisi’s directives to support the Syrian and Turkish victims affected by the twin earthquakes (7.8 and 7.5 magnitudes) that claimed the lives of more than 50,000 people since Feb. 6.
Shoukry’s visit to Turkey and Syria is the first visit by an Egyptian foreign minister in a decade.
On Sunday, the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that Shoukry will head to Syria and Turkey to extend a message of solidarity to both countries in the wake of the devastating 7.8 magnitude quake, which has killed over 50,000 people and displaced millions.
Egypt and Syria have always shared a long historical and strong relations that were bonded with politics, economy, social life and culture.
Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry arrived in Turkey, Monday where he was welcomed by his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu at Adana International Airport.
Syrian President Bashar al Assad has greatly appreciated President Abdel Fattah El Sisi's telephone call after the earthquake that hit Syria on February 6.
Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry arrived Monday in Damascus on a visit to show solidarity with the Syrian people in the wake of the devastating earthquake that hit the country earlier this month.
The minister will also affirm Egypt's constant distance to provide assistance and aid to those affected by the disaster, the press statement highlighted.
