Syrian President Bashar al-Assad may attend the COP28 climate meeting hosted by the UAE at the end of the year, with Western leaders who have opposed and sanctioned him.
The UAE embassy in Damascus tweeted that UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed extended the invitation, according to SANA.
After isolating Assad for nearly a decade after his violent crackdown on street protesters that sparked a terrible civil war, Arab powers are warming up to Syria again.
After the Feb. 6 Syria-Turkey earthquake, bilateral relations increased. Last week, the Arab League readmitted Syria, and Saudi Arabia invited Assad to the League conference in Jeddah on Friday.
The UAE and other Arab nations have actively sought to re-establish ties with Damascus, but the US is skeptical and does not support Assad’s re-admission to the Arab League.
The December COP28 climate summit in Dubai will draw thousands of international leaders, diplomats, and dignitaries.
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