Damascus - Saudi Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal arrived in Damascus on Wednesday in yet another sign of improving ties between the two Arab powers.

Al-Faisal is expected to deliver a message from King Abdullah to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, the Saudi-owned al-Arabiya news satellite channel reported.

On Thursday, al-Faisal said that he wanted to build "healthy" new ties with Syria.

"The disagreements between us are over and buried," he said two days after his Syrian counterpart visited Riyadh with a message from al-Assad.