Syrian FM visits Egypt for 1st time in over 10 years

STORY: Syrian FM visits Egypt for 1st time in over 10 years DATELINE: April 2, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:34 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Egypt's Foreign Ministry in Cairo 2. various of Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and his Syrian counterpart Faisal Mekdad STORYLINE: Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry held talks on Saturday with his Syrian counterpart Faisal Mekdad who is visiting Cairo for the first time in more than a decade, said the Egyptian Foreign Ministry. The two ministers "discussed various aspects of bilateral relations and means of advancing and promoting them in addition to a number of regional and international issues of common concern," said Egyptian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ahmed Abu Zeid in a statement. Shoukry reiterated Egypt's full support to efforts aiming at reaching "a comprehensive political settlement" and achieving national reconciliation in Syria. Achieving a comprehensive political settlement "will put an end to foreign interferen