List of international presidential trips made by Bashar al-Assad
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This is a list of presidential trips made by Bashar al-Assad during his presidency, which began with his inauguration on 17 July 2000 and ended with his overthrow on 8 December 2024.
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The number of visits per country where President of Syria Bashar al-Assad traveled are:
- One: Argentina, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Belarus, Brazil, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Germany, Greece, Italy, India, Kuwait, Libya, Malaysia, Morocco, Oman, Romania, Sudan, Slovakia, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Vatican City, Venezuela
- Two: Algeria, China, Jordan, Lebanon, Yemen
- Three: Spain, Tunisia, Turkey
- Five: France, United Arab Emirates
- Six: Egypt, Qatar
- Seven: Iran
- Nine: Russia
- Eleven: Saudi Arabia
2000
| Country | Locations | Dates | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
 Egypt |
Cairo | 3 October | Met with President Hosni Mubarak.[1] |
2001
| Country | Locations | Dates | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
 United Arab Emirates |
Abu Dhabi | 21 January | Met with President Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan. |
 Saudi Arabia |
14 February | Met with King Fahd and Crown Prince Abdullah.[2] | |
 Jordan |
Amman | 27–28 March | Met with King Abdullah II. Attended the 13th Arab League summit. [3] |
 Tunisia |
Tunis | 10–11 April | Met with President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali.[4] |
 Morocco |
Rabat | 11–12 April | Met with King Mohammed VI. |
 Spain |
Madrid | 4 May | Met with King Juan Carlos I and Queen Sofía.[5] |
| Egypt |
Sharm el-Sheikh | 16–18 May | Met with President Hosni Mubarak.[6] |
 France |
Paris | 25–26 June | Met with President Jacques Chirac.[7] |
 Germany |
Berlin | 10–12 July | Met with Chancellor Gerhard Schröder.[8] |
 Yemen |
Sanaa | 17 September | Met with President Ali Abdullah Saleh |
| Saudi Arabia |
Jeddah | 18 September | Met with King Fahd and Crown Prince Abdullah.[9] |
| Egypt |
Sharm el-Sheikh | 19 September | Met with President Hosni Mubarak |
2002
- February
- March
- August
- December
2003
2004
- 6 January
- May
- June
- July
- November
United Arab Emirates – Attended the funeral of President Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan[24]
2005
- January
- March
Algeria – Attended the 17th Arab Summit in Algiers[25]
- April
Vatican City – Attended the funeral of Pope John Paul II[26]
- August
Saudi Arabia – Attended the funeral of King Fahd[27]
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
- January
- March
Libya – Attended the 22nd Arab Summit in Sirte[56]
- May
- June
- July
- October
- November
- December
2015
2017
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2018
2019
2021
2022
| Country | Locations | Dates | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Arab Emirates |
Abu Dhabi, Dubai | 18 March | Working visit. Met with Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum.[80] |
 Iran |
Tehran | 8 May | Met with Ali Khamenei and Ebrahim Raisi.[81] |
2023
| Country | Locations | Dates | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
 Oman |
Muscat | 20 February | Working visit. Met with Sultan Haitham bin Tariq.[82] |
 Russia |
Moscow | 14–15 March | Working visit. Met with President Vladimir Putin.[83] |
| United Arab Emirates |
Abu Dhabi | 18 March | Met with President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum.[84] |
| Saudi Arabia |
Jeddah | 18–19 May | Attended the 32nd Arab Summit.[85] Met with Prince Mohammed bin Salman.[86] |
 China |
Hangzhou Beijing |
21–26 September | State visit. Attended the 2022 Asian Games.[87] Also met with President Xi Jinping, Premier Li Qiang, and National People's Congress Standing Committee Chairman Zhao Leji.[88] |
| Saudi Arabia |
Riyadh | 10–11 November | Attended the 2023 Emergency Arab League Summit.[89] Met with Prince Mohammed bin Salman. |
