In a significant outreach, Minister of State for External Affairs V. Muraleedharan will visit Syria from July 12 to 13, the Ministry of External Affairs said in an announcement. The visit comes five months after India launched Operation Dost to send relief materials and assistance to Syria and Turkey after both the countries were hit by a devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake on February 6.
“During the visit, MoS Muraleedharan is likely to meet the Syrian leadership in the capital Damascus for wide-ranging discussions. He will also interact with a group of Syrian students who have studied or are proceeding to study in India under Govt of India’s scholarship scheme,” the official statement declared.
