“Syrian President Al-Assad meets with Tunisian President Saied at Arab Summit in Jeddah”

Dubai, United Arab Emirates (CNN) – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad met on Friday with Tunisian President Kais Saied in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on the sidelines of the 32nd Arab Summit.

And the official Syrian News Agency reported that “Al-Assad welcomed during the meeting the return of normal and historical relations between Syria and Tunisia, noting the need to strengthen these relations not only at the political and economic levels, but also at the cultural, intellectual and popular levels,” noting that “officials and ambassadors in the two countries have a lot to offer.” To work towards developing a joint plan for action on the Arab and international arena as well.

Al-Assad stressed in the meeting that “Syria and Tunisia stand together against the dark current, because they share an issue that is the issue of thought, awareness and belonging, and this is what is being targeted by the outside,” considering that “the Arabs are children of one nation who share one affiliation, something that other peoples lack.” .

For his part, the Tunisian president said, according to what was reported by the Syrian Agency: “You are our brothers, and what harms you harms us. Syria is our country, and there were many Tunisians who sought refuge in Syria during the period of French colonialism, and Syria’s relations have always been excellent with the Maghreb.”