Syria agrees to curb drug trade at Arab ministers meeting

Jordan's Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi, Syria's Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad, Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, Iraqi's Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein and Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan, attend a meeting in Amman, Jordan May 1, 2023. REUTERS/Alaa Al Sukhni

AMMAN (Reuters) -Syria has agreed to help end drug trafficking across its borders with Jordan and Iraq, according to a statement issued after a landmark meeting on Monday of Arab diplomats developing a roadmap to end Syria's 12-year conflict.

The foreign ministers of Syria, Egypt, Iraq, Saudi Arabia and Jordan met in the Jordanian capital Amman to discuss how to normalise ties with Syria as part of a political settlement of its war, which has shattered and divided the country.