Saudi Arabia and Qatar to supply monetary help for Syrian state workers

[ad_1] DAMASCUS: Saudi Arabia’s Overseas Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan stated on Saturday that the Kingdom will supply with Qatar joint monetary help to state workers in Syria.

His statements got here throughout a joint press convention along with his Syrian counterpart Asaad Al-Shaibani in Damascus, who welcomed the overseas minister and his delegation on his arrival within the Syrian capital.

“The Kingdom will present, with Qatar, joint monetary help to state workers in Syria,” Prince Faisal stated.

Syria and Saudi Arabia had beforehand mentioned methods to strengthen bilateral relations within the monetary sectors.

Prince Faisal referred to his nation’s position in serving to to raise financial sanctions on Syria, saying that Saudi Arabia would proceed to be one of many primary backers to Syria in its path for reconstruction and financial restoration.

He stated he was being accompanied with a high-level financial delegation from the Kingdom to “maintain talks (with the Syrian facet) to bolster features of cooperation in varied fields.”

A number of visits would then observe within the coming days by Saudi businessmen to Syria to debate investments in power, agriculture, infrastructure and different sectors, he stated.

The Kingdom and Qatar reaffirmed their dedication to supporting the steadiness and growth of Syria, highlighting their shared historic and fraternal ties with the Syrian folks, the Saudi Press Company reported.

The 2 international locations pressured the significance of enhancing residing situations and selling financial and social stability in Syria.

In addition they expressed a robust need to work in coordination with the worldwide neighborhood and growth companions to make sure sustainable, efficient help by way of a complete and unified imaginative and prescient, SPA added.

In a while Saturday, the 2 overseas ministers toured the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus.

Prince Faisal additionally met with interim President Ahmed Al-Sharaa on Saturday throughout his go to and “the high-level financial delegation” held talks with Syrian officers about methods of cooperating “that contribute to supporting Syria’s financial system and strengthen establishment constructing.”

On a go to to Riyadh earlier this month, US President Donald Trump stated he would raise US sanctions on Syria, a transfer that paves the best way for financial restoration within the war-torn nation.

The European Union additionally not too long ago lifted financial sanctions on Syria.

In February, Sharaa visited Saudi Arabia in his first journey overseas as president.

Final month, Saudi Arabia and Qatar, one other key backer of the brand new authorities, introduced they might settle Syria’s debt to the World Financial institution totaling roughly $15 million.