# List of international presidential trips made by Bashar al-Assad

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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## Summary

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, Yemen
* Two: Algeria, China, Jordan, Lebanon
* Three: Egypt, Spain, Tunisia, Turkey
* Four: Qatar, United Arab Emirates
* Five: France
* Seven: Iran
* Eight: Saudi Arabia
* Nine: Russia

## 2000
### October

* Egypt

## 2001
### March

* Jordan – Attended the 13th Arab Summit in Amman

### April

* Tunisia
* Morocco

### May

* Spain

### June

* France

### July

* Germany

## 2002
### February

* Italy

### March

* Lebanon – Attended the 14th Arab Summit in Beirut

### December

* United Kingdom
* France
* Algeria

## 2003
### October

* Malaysia

### December

* Greece

## 2004
### 6 January

* Turkey

### May

* Tunisia – Attended the 16th Arab Summit in Tunis

### June

* China
* Spain

### July

* Egypt

### November

* United Arab Emirates – Attended the funeral of President Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan

## 2005
### January

* Russia

### March

* Algeria – Attended the 17th Arab Summit in Algiers

### April

* Vatican City – Attended the funeral of Pope John Paul II

### August

* Saudi Arabia – Attended the funeral of King Fahd

## 2006
### January

* Yemen

### March

* Saudi Arabia
* Sudan – Attended the 18th Arab Summit in Khartoum

### June

* Egypt

## 2007
### January

* Qatar

### February

* Iran

### March

* Saudi Arabia – Attended the 19th Arab Summit in Riyadh

### October

* Turkey

## 2008
### June

* United Arab Emirates
* Kuwait
* India

### July

* France

### August

* Iran
* Russia

## 2009
### January

* Qatar

### March

* Jordan
* Qatar – Attended the 21st Arab Summit in Doha

### April

* Austria
* Slovakia

### June

* Armenia

### July

* Azerbaijan

### August

* Iran

### September

* Turkey

### October

* Croatia

### November

* France

## 2010
### January

* Saudi Arabia
* Qatar

### March

* Libya – Attended the 22nd Arab Summit in Sirte

### May

* Turkey
* Qatar

### June

* Venezuela
* Cuba
* Brazil

### July

* Argentina
* Spain
* Belarus
* Lebanon
* Tunisia

### October

* Iran
* Saudi Arabia

### November

* Cyprus
* Bulgaria
* Romania

### December

* Ukraine
* France

## 2015
### October

* Russia

## 2017
### November

* Russia

## 2018
### May

* Russia

## 2019
### February

* Iran

## 2021
### September

* Russia

## 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. |
| Iran | Tehran | 8 May | Met with Ali Khamenei and Ebrahim Raisi. |

## 2023

| Country | Locations | Dates | Details |
| Oman | Muscat | 20 February | Working visit. Met with Sultan Haitham bin Tariq. |
| Russia | Moscow | 14–15 March | Working visit. Met with President Vladimir Putin. |
| United Arab Emirates | Abu Dhabi | 18 March | Met with President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum. |
| Saudi Arabia | Jeddah | 18–19 May | Attended the 32nd Arab Summit. Met with Prince Mohammed bin Salman. |
| China | Hangzhou Beijing | 21–26 September | State visit. Attended the 2022 Asian Games. Also met with President Xi Jinping, Premier Li Qiang, and National People's Congress Standing Committee Chairman Zhao Leji. |
| Saudi Arabia | Riyadh | 10–11 November | Attended the 2023 Emergency Arab League Summit. Met with Prince Mohammed bin Salman. |

## 2024

| Country | Locations | Dates | Details |
| Bahrain | Manama | 16–17 May | Attended the 33rd Arab Summit. Met with King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa. |
| Iran | Tehran | 30 May | Working visit. Met with Ali Khamenei and acting President Mohammad Mokhber. |
| Russia | Moscow | 24–25 July | Working visit. Met with President Vladimir Putin. |
| Saudi Arabia | Riyadh | 11 November | Attended the 2024 Arab–Islamic extraordinary summit. Met with Prince Mohammed bin Salman. |
| Russia | Moscow | 28–29 November | Met with President Vladimir Putin. |