Deputy Foreign Minister Eng. Waleed Al-Khuraiji today received Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad upon his arrival at King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah. Al-Khuraiji welcomed Mekdad, who is visiting Saudi Arabia at the invitation of Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, to hold a discussion session on efforts to reach a political solution to the Syrian crisis that preserves Syria's unity, security and stability, facilitates the return of Syrian refugees to their homeland and secures the delivery of humanitarian assistance to affected areas in Syria.