Syria’s Assad names Faisal Mekdad as nation’s new FM

President Bashar Assad appoints Faisal Mekdad as Syria’s new foreign minister, replacing Walid Muallem who died last week, the presidency announces in a statement.

Mekdad will be replaced as deputy foreign minister by Syria’s ambassador to the United Nations, Bashar Jaafari, the statement said.

Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad speaks during an interview with The Associated Press at his office in Damascus, Syria, April 13, 2016. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

— AFP

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