Syrian foreign minister to visit Algeria

FILE PHOTO-Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad speaks during a joint news conference with his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amir-Abdollahian in Tehran, Iran November 2, 2022. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

ALGIERS (Reuters) - Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad will arrive in Algeria on Saturday, Algerian state radio reported late on Friday, a visit that reinforces Damascus' openness to the Arab world after it was isolated for more than a decade.

The Algerian foreign minister, Ahmed Ataf, will receive the visiting minister, state radio said.