Sybiga met with Syria's new leader in Damascus, according to media reports.

Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha has arrived on a visit to Damascus, where he met with the head of the new Syrian administration and the leader of the Islamist movement "Hayat Tahrir al-Sham," Ahmed al-Sharaa (Abu Muhammad al-Julani).

This was reported by Al Arabiya.

The high-level Ukrainian delegation included the Minister of Agriculture and the Special Representative of the President of Ukraine.

"Ahmed al-Sharaa met with the Foreign Minister of Ukraine," the Al-Arabiya channel reported.

"The Foreign Minister of Ukraine met with Ahmed al-Sharaa in Damascus," reported Syrian TV on social media platform X.

"Today in Damascus, I met with the head of the Syrian administration, Ahmed al-Sharaa, and personally conveyed a message from President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky to the Syrian people: we stand with you and are ready to assist in restoring normal life, stability, and food security," wrote Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha on social media X.

Details of the negotiations are currently unknown.

Background. Earlier, Mind reported that Syrian rebels entered Damascus in the night of December 8. In the morning, they appeared on television and announced that they had taken control of the Syrian capital. The 24-year rule of Assad has come to an end.