Children stand in al-Hol camp, which houses families of members of the Islamic State group in Hasakeh province, Syria, Wednesday, April 19, 2023. (Photo: AP Photo/Baderkhan Ahmad)
Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad attends the Arab foreign ministry meeting ahead of the Arab summit in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, May 17, 2023. (Photo: AP)
Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabollahian, left, Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, second left, Syria's Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad, second right, and Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, May 10, 2023. (Photo: AP)