Egypt’s top diplomat in talks with Syrian leader Assad in Damascus

Syrian President Bashar Assad receives a delegation representing various Arab parliaments in Damascus (Sana via AP)

Egypt’s foreign minister has met Syrian President Bashar Assad in Damascus, promising to deliver more aid to the quake-hit country.

Sameh Shoukry is Egypt’s most senior official to visit Syria since 2011, and the talks come a day after Cairo’s parliament speaker, Hanafy el-Gebaly, and a delegation of top Arab legislators visited Mr Assad in a push to end Syria’s political isolation.