Foreign ministers and top diplomats from Western and Middle Eastern countries are meeting Syria's new foreign minister in the Saudi capital Riyadh on Sunday at the first such regional meeting on Syria since President Bashar al-Assad was ousted last month.

Foreign ministers from Western and Middle Eastern countries convene with Syria's new foreign minister in Riyadh, marking the first regional meeting since Bashar al-Assad's ousting. Discussions aim to support Syria’s interim authorities,

Saudi Arabia urged top European diplomats at a gathering Sunday to lift sanctions against Syria to boost rebuilding the country and its economy after last month’s overthrow of President Bashar al-Assad.

The country's new rulers have been pushing for sanctions relief since overthrowing Bashar al-Assad's government last month

Western and Arab powers were meeting in Riyadh on Sunday to discuss the future of post-Assad Syria as Hayat Tahrir Al Sham, the rebel group that brought down the former regime last month, builds a monopoly on power in Damascus.

Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Al-Shaibani held a series of bilateral meetings with Arab and foreign counterparts on Sunday during the Riyadh meetings on the situation in Syria following last month’s fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime.

Hakan Fidan meets with UK foreign secretary, German, Egyptian, Syrian foreign ministers on sidelines of Riyadh meeting on Syria - Anadolu Ajansı

An international meeting in Riyadh on Sunday marked a unified Arab and international stance to support Syria, advocating for the lifting of sanctions

Top diplomats from regional countries and the West are gathering in Saudi Arabia's capital Riyadh on Sunday to discuss the situation in war-torn Syria, more than a month after the ousting of Bashar al-Assad's regime.

STORY: Foreign ministers and top diplomats from Western and Middle Eastern countries met with Syria's new foreign minister on Sunday.Held in the Saudi capital Riyadh, it was the first such regional gathering on Syria since President Bashar al-Assad was ousted last month.

Riyadh will host a critical meeting of foreign ministers from Arab and European countries, alongside representatives from international and UN organizations, to discuss Syria's situation following the fall of President Bashar al-Assad's regime last month,

Top Western and Middle East diplomats and ministers met to discuss sanctions relief for Syria after al-Assad’s removal.