A Saudi technical team has arrived in Syria with the intention of reopening the embassy in Damascus.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Saudi Arabia announced that a technical team from this country has arrived in Syria to prepare for the reopening of Riyadh’s embassy in Damascus.
The official Saudi news agency (WAS) reported, quoting the country’s foreign ministry, that the mission of this team is to prepare for the reopening of Riyadh’s embassy in Damascus. Riyadh also said that the arrival of this team is in line with the implementation of the decision to resume diplomatic activities in Syria.
The Syrian newspaper “Al-Watan” also reported on the 13th of May last month that a technical delegation from the Syrian Foreign Ministry traveled to Saudi Arabia to visit the headquarters of the Damascus Embassy in Riyadh.
According to Al-Watan, this visit was done in order to lay the groundwork for the reopening of the Syrian embassy in Damascus, but after the visit, the group concluded that after ten years of closure, the embassy was not in a good condition and needed to be renovated, which would take several months. it will take time.
According to this report, after evaluations, the Syrian technical board concluded that reopening the embassy is not possible at the moment, but due to the urgency of this issue, Syria may be forced to build another structure until the end of the restoration of the embassy’s main headquarters in Saudi Arabia. to rent
A Saudi delegation had previously entered the country to visit the Saudi consulate in the Al-Mezeh region of Syria and had started the renovation of the Saudi embassy headquarters.
In line with the resumption of Damascus-Riyadh relations, Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal al-Maqdad met and talked with his Saudi counterpart Faisal bin Farhan (27th of Aribehesht). Al-Maqdad had traveled to Saudi Arabia to participate in the Arab League Summit; A meeting where Syrian President Bashar al-Assad attended and gave a speech.
In this meeting, the two sides discussed the latest developments in Syria and the region and exchanged views on issues of common interest. After the meeting, the Syrian Foreign Minister said: “We discussed all the issues, including the preamble to the Arab summit, and we are satisfied with everything that has been done up to this point.”
Faisal al-Maqdad added: “The heads of the two countries have ordered that bilateral relations be at the level and dignity of the people of Syria and Saudi Arabia.” “We have an order from the highest authorities of the two countries to step forward without going back.”
After the Jeddah meeting, in which the presence of Syria had a great impact in the world news circles, the Saudi Foreign Minister emphasized the resolution of the crises in Arab countries such as Syria, Palestine and Yemen and said that to solve the Syrian crisis, dialogue with the government of this The country was essential
