Hakan Fidan meets with UK foreign secretary, German, Egyptian, Syrian foreign ministers on sidelines of Riyadh meeting on Syria - Anadolu Ajansı

While major ruptures are not expected, Gulf states are urging a tougher stance on Israel and a softening toward Iran, positions that differ greatly from the president-elect’s first term.

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STORY: Foreign ministers and top diplomats from Western and Middle Eastern countries met with Syria's new foreign minister on Sunday.Held in the Saudi capital Riyadh, it was the first such regional gathering on Syria since President Bashar al-Assad was ousted last month.

Foreign ministers and top diplomats from Western and Middle Eastern countries are meeting Syria's new foreign minister in the Saudi capital Riyadh on Sunday at the first such regional meeting on Syria since President Bashar al-Assad was ousted last month.

The agreement is focused more on trade than military issues, but it will bring two countries with a shared desire to challenge the West closer together.

Top diplomats from regional countries and the West are gathering in Saudi Arabia's capital Riyadh on Sunday to discuss the situation in war-torn Syria, more than a month after the ousting of Bashar al-Assad's regime.

Top West and Middle East diplomats and ministers meet to discuss sanctions relief for Syria after al-Assad’s ouster.

Foreign ministers from Arab and Western countries held a meeting in the Saudi capital Riyadh on Sunday to discuss the situation in Syria following last month’s fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime.

Foreign ministers and top diplomats from Western and Arab countries were preparing to meet Syria's new foreign