Damascus Returns Diplomatically to London; Syrian Embassy Reopens After a Decade
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\nSyria\u2019s foreign minister officially reopened the country\u2019s embassy in London on Thursday, 13 November, marking the restoration of diplomatic presence after more than a decade of severed relations.<\/p>\n
The move is viewed as part of Damascus\u2019 gradual return to the global diplomatic stage following the fall of Bashar al-Assad\u2019s government.<\/p>\n
According to the Shia Waves Agency, citing Reuters, Syria\u2019s Foreign Minister Asad Sheibani described the United Kingdom as \u201cthe most forward-leaning Western country\u201d in normalizing relations with the new Syrian government.<\/p>\n
He added that the reopening paves the way for the exchange of ambassadors, economic and political cooperation, and the full restoration of Damascus\u2019 diplomatic activity in Europe\u2014signaling the beginning of a new chapter in Syria\u2019s engagement with the international community.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Damascus Returns Diplomatically to London; Syrian Embassy Reopens After a Decade —————————————— Syria\u2019s foreign minister officially reopened the country\u2019s embassy in London on Thursday, 13 November, marking the restoration of diplomatic presence after more than a decade of severed relations. The move is viewed as part of Damascus\u2019 gradual return to the global diplomatic stage …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":136877,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"facebook_108372464460192_245495985553329":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-136878","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-syria"],"yoast_head":"\n