After the terrible earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria last month, Syrian President Bashar Assad made his first trip to the affluent Gulf state of the United Arab Emirates on Sunday.

According to Assad’s office, UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan welcomed Assad, who traveled with his wife Asma and a team of Syrian officials.

I welcomed President Bashar al-Assad of Syria to the UAE today, and we held constructive talks aimed at developing relations between our two countries. Our discussions also explored ways of enhancing cooperation to accelerate stability and progress in Syria and the region. pic.twitter.com/QlcIWomFDE

— محمد بن زايد (@MohamedBinZayed) March 19, 2023

The two “had good conversations aimed at improving relations between our two nations,” Sheikh Mohammed claimed in a tweet.

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