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Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shaibani and Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Thursday discussed avenues to expand bilateral cooperation and held “in-depth” discussions on regional developments.

The Syrian minister had arrived in Islamabad early on Thursday on an official visit on Dar’s invitation.

In a post on the social media platform X, the Foreign Office (FO) said the two sides held a “warm and constructive” restricted meeting, where they “reaffirmed the deep-rooted brotherly ties between Pakistan and Syria”.

The two also discussed advancing bilateral cooperation in areas of mutual interest and regional developments.