Jordan’s foreign minister Ayman Safadi arrives in Syria
AMMAN, Jordan (AA): Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi arrived in Damascus on Monday, for the second such visit to Syria since February.
Safadi will meet with head of the Syrian regime Bashar al-Assad during his visit, the Jordanian Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
The top Jordanian diplomat will also hold talks with his Syrian counterpart Faisal Mekdad on efforts to solve the Syrian crisis and a host of bilateral issues, the statement added.
Monday’s visit comes amid growing concerns in Jordan over drug smuggling operations across the border between the kingdom and Syria. Jordan shares a 375-km porous border with war-torn Syria.
The country has seen hundreds of attempts to smuggle drugs in recent years as a result of the deteriorating security conditions in Syria.
Last month, Jordan used drones to thwart three attempts to smuggle drugs into the country from Syria.