RIYADH: Syrian President Ahmad Al-Sharaa met with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Riyadh on Tuesday for an official visit, the Saudi Press Agency reported. The leaders discussed ways to expand cooperation to serve their countries’ shared interests and promote regional security and stability. The talks covered political, diplomatic and economic cooperation, as well as plans to rebuild Syria’s damaged infrastructure and essential facilities, the Syrian presidency’s media directorate said in a statement carried by the state-run news agency SANA. Discussions on reconstruction included strategic plans and the next phases of implementation, the directorate said. The two sides also explored ways to attract investment to Syria and expand the role of Syrian and Saudi businesses in energy, construction, industry, agriculture and trade. Al-Sharaa was accompanied by Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani. Riyadh Governor Prince Faisal bin Bandar welcomed them upon their arrival in the Saudi capital.