There are various forms of diplomatic activity concerning Syria. Jordan will host U.S., EU, Turkish, and Arab diplomats on Dec. 14 for high-level talks on Syria, reports Al Ahram. The Jordan Times cites a Qatari diplomat who said a delegation from Qatar would visit Syria on DEc. 15 to meet transitional government officials and discuss aid and the reopening of their embassy. Unlike other Arab states, Qatar never restored diplomatic ties with Assad after a rupture in 2011.
Turkish intelligence chief İbrahim Kalın made a high-profile visit to Damascus on Dec. 12. Syria’s Information Ministry confirmed that Kalın, accompanied by Qatar’s head of state security Khalfan al-Kaabi, both met with Hayat Tahrir al-Sham leader Ahmed al-Sharaa, also known as Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, and caretaker Prime Minister Mohammad al-Bashir.