Morocco reopens its embassy in Damascus, launching new era in two countries’relations

Morocco reopened its embassy in Damascus last Sunday,with all its administrative services resuming their activities.

King Mohammed VI had announced in his speech to the 34th Arab Summit,held on May 17 in Baghdad,the Kingdom’s decision to reopen its Embassy in Damascus,which was closed in 2012. The Monarch had affirmed that this move will contribute to opening up broader prospects for the historical bilateral relations between the two brotherly countries and peoples.

The King had also reiterated the Kingdom’s unchanging historic position on Syria,as expressed in the letter he had sent to President Ahmed Acharaa,namely support for the valiant Syrian people in their quest for freedom,security and stability,and commitment to the preservation of Syria’s national sovereignty and territorial integrity.

The Syrian Foreign Minister Assaad Al-Chaibani expressed his country’s thanks and gratitude for the King’s decision to reopen the Moroccan Embassy in Damascus.

The reopening of the Embassy took place with a view to completing the administrative procedures and rehabilitation work necessary for its transfer to new headquarters,in line with the new momentum marking Moroccan-Syrian ties.