DAMASCUS, May 19 (NNN-SANA) – Syrian President. Bashar al-Assad, arrived in the Saudi Arabian city of Jeddah yesterday, to attend the Arab League’s 32nd Summit today.
Assad was received by Prince Badr bin Sultan, deputy governor of Mecca, and Ahmed Aboul-Gheit, Secretary-General of the Arab League, at King Abdulaziz International Airport.
The visit, the first since the begining of the Syrian war in 2011, comes as Syria and Saudi Arabia have resumed diplomatic missions in both countries, which have been suspended since Nov, 2011.
Earlier this month, the Arab League voted to reinstate Syria’s membership in the 22-member league.– NNN-SANA
