Griffiths also met Monday with Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad in Damascus after visiting government-controlled Aleppo, where more than 200,000 people have been left homeless by the earthquake, according to the World Health Organization.

Source: https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2023/02/syrias-assad-urges-un-help-rebuilding-after-quake

Mekdad also said that Damascus appreciates the approach of Iranian foreign ministry towards advancing the sincere cooperation and friendship between the two countries.

Source: https://en.mehrnews.com/news/198304/Iran-FM-stresses-lifting-western-sanctions-against-Syria

Mr Mekdad also took part in Arab foreign ministers meeting in Jeddah on Wednesday ahead of the summit.

Source: https://www.barryanddistrictnews.co.uk/news/national/23532658.assad-attends-regional-summit-syria-welcomed-back-arab-fold/?ref=rss

Syrian foreign minister Faisal Mekdad said the strike should be considered a “crime against humanity” given it took place less than two weeks after the Feb. 6 earthquake that left more than 5,800 dead across the country.

Source: https://nationalpost.com/pmn/news-pmn/israeli-missile-strikes-building-in-central-damascus-five-dead-witnesses-army-3

"We have come to the streets in Bosra al-Sham to confirm our continuation of the Syrian revolution and the demands that brought us here in 2011," activist Ahmad Mekdad said on the sidelines of the protest.

Source: https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2023/08/anti-government-protests-take-hold-southern-syria