ALBAWABA - Algerian Foreign Minister Ramtane Lamamra is in the Syria capital of Damascus. This is seen as one more step to rehabilitate Syria back into the Arab League in the summit of the pan-Arab organization which is to be held next November.
Algerian Foreign Minister Ramadan Lamamra will arrive in Damascus next Sunday on an official visit It seems that he came to change the venue for the negotiations of the Syrian Constitutional Committee Once he enters Damascus and meets the Syrian regime he is likely to supporAssad pic.twitter.com/gycbb8H8Lt
— Shilan Chikh Mousa (@SChikhmousa) July 23, 2022
He is expected to meet top Syrian officials. According to the Algerian Foreign Ministry, the visit is scheduled for two days as part of Algeria's preparations for the Arab League summit.
The regional tour of #Algeria-n FM, Ramtane Lamamra, before the Arab League Summit (Nov. 1) continues.
— Zine Ghebouli (@GheZinou) July 24, 2022
After Iraq, Lamamra landed in Syria for a two-day visit to hold talks with top ?? officials. Algiers supports Damascus’ return to the AL (in line with ?? stance in 2011).
Early this month, Syrian regime's Foreign Minister Faysal Mikdad visited Algeria at an official invitation to participate in the 60th anniversary of Algeria's independence ceremonies.
Syria TV: Algerian Foreign Minister Ramadan Lamamra arrives in Damascus on a two-day official visit#Syria_TV pic.twitter.com/QhMODuPqxS https://t.co/jQspQ9g28g
— Rena Netjes (@RenaNetjes) July 24, 2022
The Arab League, formally known as the League of Arab States, is expected to hold its first annual summit in three years in Algeria this November. Syria’s membership of the organization was suspended in 2011 after the regime’s brutal crackdown on mass protests, the Turkish news agency added.
Algerian FM to head to Damascus on Sunday: Source
— Filomena Rocha (@Filomen03258997) July 24, 2022
Algerian Foreign Minister Ramtane Lamamra will visit Damascus on Sunday, marking the first such official visit in six years, a Syrian source told Sputnik.https://t.co/zqC0oCKBel
Last year, normalization steps with the Syrian regime were accelerated by several Arab countries, including Egypt, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, and Bahrain.