Syria’s newly appointed foreign minister, Asaad Hassan al-Shibani, announced on Monday that his first official visit abroad will be to Saudi Arabia, following an official invitation from his Saudi counterpart Prince Faisal bin Farhan.“I have received an official invitation from His Excellency the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Mr. Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, to visit the Kingdom. I gladly and wholeheartedly accept this invitation and am honored to represent my country on this first official visit,” al-Shibani said on X.“We look forward to building strategic relations with our brothers in the Kingdom across all fields,” he added.For all the latest headlines follow our Google News channel online or via the app.Earlier this month, a senior Saudi delegation headed by an advisor in Saudi Arabia’s Royal Court met with Syria’s de facto ruler Ahmed al-Sharaa in Damascus.In interview with Al Arabiya on Sunday, al-Sharaa described recent Saudi statements on Syria as