Syria’s Interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa met with Algerian Foreign Minister Ahmed Attaf on Saturday, in the first official visit by an Algerian official to Damascus since the Assad regime’s collapse.
Al-Sharaa and his Foreign Minister Asaad Al-Shibani received "a high-level delegation from the Republic of Algeria headed by Mr. Ahmed Attaf, Minister of State and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Algeria," the Syrian presidency said on X.
No further details about the meeting were shared, but it comes amid a flurry of diplomatic visits to Damascus since Bashar al-Assad’s regime was ousted in a lightning rebel offensive in early December.
The Algerian foreign ministry said in a statement that Attaf handed Al-Sharaa a letter addressed to him by Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, where he conveyed his "renewed congratulations" and hoped Al-Sharaa will carry out his duties "during this pivotal stage" in Syria’s history.
The ministry said that Attaf’s visit falls within the framework of "the historical relations between the two brotherly countries and peoples, with the aim of looking into ways to strengthen them and move them to the highest available ranks".
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