AMMAN - Syrian transitional leader Ahmed al-Sharaa will visit Jordan on Wednesday and meet King Abdullah to discuss boosting ties between the neighbouring countries, two Jordanian officials said.
The visit is the new interim leader's third foreign trip along with Saudi Arabia and Türkiye since he came to power after leading a decisive rebel offensive which ousted long-time Iran-backed Bashar al Assad.
Sharaa is expected to hold wide-ranging talks over border security and ways of expanding commercial ties.
Assad's relationships with most of the Arab world and his neighbours were strained throughout the nearly 14-year Syrian war.
Jordan, which hosted the first international conference on Syria a week after Assad was forced to flee, wants to see a peaceful political transition in Syria, fearing a return of chaos and instability along its borders.
Officials have said they were ready to help Syria rebuild and promised to help it ease its acute power shortages by supplying it with electricity and gas.
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