SYRIA’S TRANSITION:
Transition Meetings:
October 13:
Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaybani spoke by phone with his Jordanian counterpart Ayman al-Safadi on October 13 to discuss ongoing regional hostilities and tensions, as well as bilateral ties and the work of the Syrian-Jordanian Supreme Coordination Council.
Later that day, Foreign Minister Shaybani hosted a visit by OPCW Director General Sabrina Dallafior for bilateral discussions on Syria’s ongoing efforts to destroy and account for the previous regime’s chemical weapons program and use. In a press conference, Shaybani added that Syria had turned over more than 100,000 documents related to the previous chemical weapons program, while facilitating access to facilities and to witnesses. A total of 42 aerial munitions designed to deliver chemical weapons had been destroyed under OPCW supervision.
Later on October 13, Minister of Defense Murhaf Abu Qasra and Minister of Justice Mazhar al-Ways hosted consecutive meetings with OPCW Director General Sabrina Dallafior on October 13 to discuss efforts being undertaken by Syria to “eliminate the remnants” of Syria’s chemical weapons program.
Finance Minister Mohammed Barnieh met with World Bank President Ajay Banga on October 13, on the sidelines of the annual ministerial meeting of the G24 alongside the annual IMF and World Bank meetings in Bangkok, Thailand.
Later that day, Finance Minister Barnieh met with the President of the Islamic Development Bank, Mohammed al-Jasser; and later with the President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Odile Renaud-Basso.
Health Minister Musab al-Ali traveled to Cairo, Egypt to participate in the 73rd Session of the WHO Regional Committee on October 13.
Minister of Information Khaled Zaarour hosted a meeting with Meta Regional Director Fares Akkad on October 13 to discuss potential areas of cooperation in enhancing communication inside Syria and in combating misinformation.
The Ministry of Economy and Industry hosted a visiting delegation from Lebanon — involving officials responsible for economic and customs affairs - on October 13 to discuss proposals aimed at enhancing trade exchange and border crossing management.
The Foreign Ministry’s Director of Immigration and Refugee Affairs, Nahla Othman, traveled to Geneva, Switzerland to participate in the 77th Session of the UNHCR Executive Committee on October 13.
Assistant Minister of Agriculture Mustafa Zakia traveled to Rome, Italy on October 13 to participate in the UN FAO’s 2026 World Food Forum.
Governor of Hasakeh Nour al-Din Ahmed hosted a meeting with a delegation of Arab tribal leaders on October 13, to discuss security conditions in the region, along with the issue of unlicensed weaponry outside of state control.
