Egypt and Syria Commit to Closer Ties as Foreign Minister Visits Cairo

Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry (R) meets with his Syrian counterpart Faisal al-Mekdad at the ministry headquarters in Cairo, on April 1, 2023. (AFP)

Egypt and Syria agreed to strengthen cooperation on Saturday during the first official visit by a Syrian foreign minister to Cairo in more than a decade.

Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal al-Mekdad was embraced by Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shoukry as he arrived at Egypt's foreign ministry in the first official trip since before the uprising and conflict that began in Syria in 2011.