LONDON: Palestinian Vice President Hussein Al-Sheikh met on Wednesday with Syrian President Ahmad Al-Sharaa at the People’s Palace in Damascus to discuss the latest regional developments.
He reaffirmed Palestinian support for Syria’s territorial unity and discussed with Al-Sharaa the developments in the Gaza Strip, the occupied West Bank, and Jerusalem, according to Wafa news agency.
Al-Sheikh is the second-highest-ranking Palestinian official to visit Syria after the fall of Bashar Assad’s regime in December 2024. President Mahmoud Abbas visited Damascus last April and congratulated the Syrians on their country’s “liberation.”
The Palestinian Authority adopted a neutral position on Syrian affairs during the civil war from 2011 to 2024 to protect thousands of refugees from the consequences of the violent conflict.
Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan Al-Shaibani attended the meeting. From the Palestinian side, the chairman of the Palestinian National Council, Rawhi Fattouh, Fatah Central Committee member Samir Al-Rifai, and Chief of Military Intelligence Majed Faraj were also present.
