Islamabad (GNP): Syria’s Foreign Minister, H.E. Mr. Asaad Hassan Al-Shaibani, concluded a two-day official visit to Pakistan on August 20, 2026, marking the first trip by a Syrian foreign minister to the country since the formation of Syria’s new government.
He travelled to Islamabad on the invitation of Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar, Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs.
During his stay, Al-Shaibani held bilateral consultations with Dar, where both sides reaffirmed what they described as longstanding brotherly ties between Pakistan and Syria.
The two ministers agreed to convene established institutional mechanisms at an early date, underscoring the value both governments place on regular diplomatic engagement.
They also committed to expanding cooperation in areas of mutual interest and deepening people-to-people contacts between the two nations.
The visit wasn’t limited to foreign ministry talks. Al-Shaibani called on Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, and separately met Pakistan’s Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control, the Minister for Commerce, and the Chief of Army Staff and Chief of Defence Forces.
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These meetings reflected the breadth of engagement Islamabad extended to its Syrian counterpart, spanning political, economic, and security dimensions of the relationship.
Officials from both sides described the visit as an opportunity to strengthen the two countries’ longstanding friendship and to lay the groundwork for a forward-looking framework of bilateral cooperation.
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With Syria’s political landscape having shifted significantly in recent years, this visit signals Pakistan’s intent to engage early and directly with the country’s new leadership, while Damascus, in turn, appears keen to rebuild and diversify its diplomatic partnerships across South Asia.
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