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

ALBAWABA - Iraqi Foreign Minister, Fuad Hussein, arrives on a diplomatic visit to Syria - marking the first such visit since the fall of Assad in late 2

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