BFF-04 Syria president names Faisal Mekdad new FM

162

ZCZC

BFF-04

SYRIA-DIPLOMACY-NEW FM

Syria president names Faisal Mekdad new FM

DAMASCUS, Nov 23, 2020 (BSS/AFP) – President Bashar al-Assad on Sunday appointed Faisal Mekdad as Syria’s new foreign minister, replacing Walid Muallem who died last week, the presidency announced in a statement.

Mekdad will be replaced as deputy foreign minister by Syria’s ambassador to the United Nations, Bashar Jaafari, the statement said.

BSS/AFP/MMA/0815HRS