The foreign ministers discussed the latest events in the region and the world, as well as ways to strengthen relations, the sources said.
The head of Syrian diplomacy arrived today in this African nation, in the first visit of its kind since the outbreak of the war in Syria in 2011 and since the downgrading of the level of political and diplomatic relations between the two countries in 2012.
Late last February, Shoukry paid a visit to Syria to express solidarity with the Levantine nation that was rocked by devastating earthquakes.
The last two months witnessed some Arab political opening towards Damascus, which was visited by several foreign ministers and heads of parliaments and parties in the region, in a step to re-establish ties and bring Syria back to its environment.
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