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SYRIA on Wednesday received an official invitation from Saudi Arabia to attend the upcoming Arab Summit, just days after Syria returned to the Arab League (AL).
The Syrian presidency said that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad received an invitation from the King of Saudi Arabia Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.
The invitation was for al-Assad to attend the 32nd regular session of the Arab League Council’s meeting at the summit level.
The meeting would be held in Jeddah city of Saudi Arabia on May 19.
The invitation was handed to Assad by the Saudi ambassador to Jordan Naif bin Bandar Al-Sudairi.
During the meeting with Al-Sudairi, Assad stressed that the upcoming summit would enhance joint Arab action to achieve the aspirations of the Arab people.
The Syrian foreign ministry announced on Tuesday night the resumption of its diplomatic mission in Saudi Arabia following a reciprocal move from the kingdom.
In a statement released before midnight, the ministry said the decision emanated from the deep ties between the two countries.
The people’s aspirations, and the importance of enhancing bilateral relations between Arab countries to serve the joint Arab work.
The Syrian move came after Saudi Arabia announced the continuation of its diplomatic mission in Syria earlier on Tuesday.
This came as the two countries had normalised bilateral relations and recently exchanged visits of foreign ministers.
On Sunday, Arab foreign ministers decided during a meeting in Cairo to readmit Syria to the Arab League (AL) after 12 years of suspension.
On April 12, the Syrian foreign ministry announced that Syria and Saudi Arabia had agreed to resume the consular services and air flights between the two countries.
There was a move which was a prelude to restoring full diplomatic representation on Tuesday. (Xinhua/NAN)
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