Foreign policy of the Bashar al-Assad administration

Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomed Syrian leader Bashar Assad to the Kremlin for a meeting in Moscow. The two leaders discussed the rising tensions in the Middle East, including the conflict in Gaza and recent clashes between Lebanon and Israel.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Syrian President Bashar Assad have recently signaled that they are interested in restoring diplomatic ties that have been ruptured for more than a decade.

Turkey will extend an invitation to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad "any time" for possible talks to restore relations between the two neighbors, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday.