The trip to Syria comes as a debate rages between Syria and world powers over aid access, sanctions and the future of Al-Assad and the country. Relations soured after President Bashar Al-Assad’s brutal crack down on the uprising. It has been hosting hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees since 2011. Jordan, which shares a border with Syria, has already been working to provide disaster aid. 6 twin earthquakes killed more than 40,000 people in both countries. Jordan dispatched its foreign minister to Syria to discuss aid after last week’s earthquakes, the first time it has sent a top official there since the Syrian conflict erupted in 2011.Īyman Safadi will travel to Syria and Turkey to show solidarity and discuss humanitarian needs, the Jordanian foreign ministry said in a statement.
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