Jordan to host Jordanian-Syrian-American meeting on Tuesday to discuss rebuilding of Syria
CAIRO (Reuters)Jordan will host a Jordanian-Syrian-American meeting on Tuesday to discuss ways to support the rebuilding of Syria, Jordan's foreign ministry said in a statement on Sunday.
The meeting will be attended by Syrian foreign minister Asaad Hassan Al-Shibani, US envoy to Syria Thomas Barrack and the US ambassador to Turkey, Jordan's foreign ministry added.
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