Saudi Arabia’s King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman have congratulated Ahmed al-Sharaa on his appointment as Syria’s interim president, the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported on Thursday.
Syria’s new authorities announced Wednesday that al-Sharaa, who took power following Bashar al-Assad’s ouster last month, has been named interim president and tasked with forming a transitional legislature, state media reported.
Last week, Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan visited Damascus where he met with al-Sharaa. Prince Faisal said that Riyadh was seeking to help Syria’s new authorities secure the lifting of international sanctions.
He added that Saudi Arabia was standing by Syria, pointing to “the importance of accelerating the lifting and freezing of all sanctions.”
The first official foreign visit by Syria’s new government was to Saudi Arabia, which has been providing humanitarian aid to the country.
Last month, al-Sharaa told Al Arabiya that the Kingdom “will certainly have a large role in Syria’s future,” pointing to “a big investment opportunity for all neighboring countries.”
He mentioned that he was born in Saudi Arabia, where his father worked at the time, and lived there for the first few years of his life.
Al Arabiya
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