Pakistan Syria relations have taken a significant turn this week. Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shaibani landed in Islamabad on August 19 for a two-day official visit, the first trip by a Syrian foreign minister to Pakistan in almost 19 years. The visit, held at the invitation of Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, is being read as a fresh attempt by both countries to rebuild a relationship that cooled during Syria’s long civil war. Al-Shaibani arrived with a high-level delegation and was received at the airport by…
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