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![Faisal Mekdad has held several meetings with Arab counterparts as the Syrian regime improves relations with regional states [Getty]](/sites/default/files/styles/image_156x88/public/2023-04/GettyImages-1478710995.jpg?h=199d8c1f&itok=oO23rA5_)
![Switzerland closed its Damascus embassy in 2012 [Getty]](/sites/default/files/styles/image_156x88/public/2022-03/GettyImages-90286863.jpg?h=119335f7&itok=qNMJytJq)
![Faisal Mekdad [Getty]](/sites/default/files/styles/image_156x88/public/media/images/B8DC15FB-7DFB-4714-A2A6-E2BE6B590CFC.jpg?h=d1cb525d&itok=AaQYyIot "Faisal Mekdad [Getty]")
