Saudi Arabia officially reopened on Tuesday its embassy in Damascus after a 12-year closure.
Saudi Charge d'Affaires Abdullah al-Haris made the announcement during the reopening in the Syrian capital. The inauguration ceremony was attended by several senior Syrian government officials and diplomats.
Al-Haris described the reopening as a historic day in relations between Saudi Arabia and Syria.
He underscored the embassy’s keenness on exerting all possible efforts to bolster bilateral relations between Riyadh and Damascus.
Saudi Arabia had named Faisal bin Saud al-Mujfel as its ambassador to Syria months after announcing that it was restoring diplomatic ties with Damascus.
He is the Kingdom’s first ambassador to Syria since 2012.
Riyadh and Damascus announced in October that they were restoring ties, days after Syria’s membership was reinstated in the Arab League. Flights between the two countries were also resumed.
