After 12 years; Saudi Arabia and Syria agree to reopen embassies.
According to Sputnik, a few days after the announcement of Saudi Arabia’s decision to reopen its consulate in Damascus, some sources and media activists claimed that Riyadh and Damascus have reached an agreement on reopening the embassies.
Reuters quoted “informed sources” as saying that the governments of Syria and Saudi Arabia have recently agreed to reopen embassies in their capitals after cutting diplomatic ties in 2011.
In an interview with Sputnik last week, knowledgeable sources announced that Saudi Arabia is considering reopening its consulate in Damascus after the holy month of Ramadan. According to these knowledgeable sources, Russian and Emirati mediation has led to the removal of obstacles between the two Arab countries, and it is possible that the Saudi consulate in Damascus will reopen after Eid al-Fitr.
These sources added that measures are underway to resume official diplomacy between Syria and Saudi Arabia after international and Arab efforts in this direction.
The aforementioned sources emphasized that after the agreement between Iran and Saudi Arabia, the efforts of Russia and the UAE behind closed doors have been fruitful and have led to the rapprochement of Saudi Arabia and Syria.
About 10 days ago, Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal Bin Farhan emphasized that the Arab countries have come to the conclusion that there is no point in isolating Syria and that it is necessary to negotiate with Syria to solve the country’s problems, especially humanitarian issues. He said that such negotiations are possible. will eventually lead to the return of Syria to the Arab League.
Since 2011, after the start of unrest and civil war in Syria, Saudi Arabia cut off its relations with this country.
