BREAKING: Saudi Arabia recognizes Assad Govt, calls on U.S. to leave Syria
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The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has recognized the Government of President Bashar Assad of Syria.
The historic move was contained in a joint statement by the foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia and Syria on Thursday.
The Syrian Foreign Minister, Faisal Mekdad, had visited Saudi Arabia for a historic bridge-building meeting, being the first diplomatic visit by any Syrian official to the kingdom since 2011.
Following the meeting, the Saudi Arabian Government called on the United States to withdraw from Syria with immediate effect.
Reacting to the development, an analyst said that “this announcement is a testament to how well the meeting had gone — another huge strategic, diplomatic blow to the United States, who once enjoyed an intimate diplomatic relationship with Saudi Arabia and had named Iran, a strong Syrian ally, as part of the “axis of evil.”
“Saudi Arabia had no diplomatic ties with both Iran and Syria for years.
“But today, all diplomatic relations have been restored between the two nations and Saudi Arabia, after China brokered a peace deal between Saudi and Iran, and now Saudi has brokered one with Syria.” Read more.
The White House is yet to react to the development but News Band gathered that consultations are ongoing ahead of the response.
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