Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein on Monday began his first trip to Syria since the December 2024 ouster of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad.
Relations between the two countries have faced upheaval since the fall of al-Assad, who was a close ally of previous governments in Baghdad.
Iraq at first approached new ruler Ahmed al-Sharaa cautiously but is now seeking to bolster trade and security cooperation with Syria, which is emerging from years of civil war.
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An Iraqi diplomatic source told AFP that Hussein would meet al-Sharaa as well as Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani and Energy Minister Mohammad al-Bashir.
