Kuwait to reopen embassy in Syria after 13 years
Kuwait is looking to reopen its embassy in the Syrian capital, Damascus, 13 years after closing the embassy down in the wake of the Syrian revolution and the Arab League’s decision to suspend Syria’s membership, it has been reported. Many other states closed their embassies as a result of the Arab League decision.
Syria’s Al-Watan newspaper cited officials on Sunday as saying that a Kuwaiti delegation has recently visited Damascus to facilitate the resumption of high-level diplomatic relations between the two countries as soon as possible. According to the sources, a group of Kuwaiti businessmen also visited Damascus to discuss potential cooperation with Syrian counterparts. The Arab League readmitted Syria in May 2023.
Earlier this year, the UAE appointed an ambassador to Damascus for the first time since closing its embassy in 2011. The new Emirati ambassador, Hassan Al-Shehhi, presented his credentials to the Syrian Foreign Minister, Faisal Al-Miqdad, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the Syrian capital.
Last week, Italy also announced that it would appoint an ambassador to Syria, since it recalled all its employees in 2012, and suspended its diplomatic activity there. With this step, Italy becomes the first G7 country to resume its diplomatic mission in Damascus since the outbreak of the civil war in the country.