Morocco said that it would reopen its embassy in Damascus to support the Syrian state after the fall of longtime ruler Bashar Al-Assad, according to AFP.
The announcement was made by the Moroccan Foreign Minister at the Arab League summit in Baghdad after receiving a letter from King Mohammed VI to Syria’s interim President Ahmed Al-Sharaa.
Morocco backed the Syrian people “in their quest for freedom, security, and stability,” according to the letter.
The Foreign Ministry stated that Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Al-Shaibani held a meeting with his Moroccan Counterpart Nasser Bourita on the sidelines of the Arab summit and that “the two sides agreed to establish bilateral diplomatic relations.”
Moreover, Syria will also “begin procedures to reopen its embassy in Rabat.”
In 2012, Rabat cut diplomatic ties with Damascus in the light of the Syrian civil war which began in 2011.
Since the fall of Al-Assad in December, the new Syrian government has been attempting to build strong relations with Western countries in order to alleviate the harsh sanctions of US and its allies imposed during Asaad’s rule.
Importantly, the US and the UK have recently lifted sanctions on Syria, allowing the new government to build its economy and achieve the aspirations of Syrians.
Currently, the new government seeks to restore relations with Western and Arab countries as well as establishing new diplomatic relations to boost its stability and security.
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