After Tunisia confirmed the appointment of a new ambassador to Damascus on Wednesday, Syria will reopen its embassy there, according to Syrian official media.
After severing diplomatic ties with Syria ten years ago, Tunisia is the most recent Arab nation to do so.
According to the Syrian state news agency SANA, a joint statement from the two nations’ foreign ministries noted that the Syrian government promptly agreed.
And reciprocated the decision by Tunisian President Kais Saied to name a new ambassador.
The declaration represents the most recent move in a regional trend towards normalising relations with the violent nation that has gained momentum in the wake of the terrible earthquake.
That struck Turkey and Syria on February 6 and the restoration of ties between Saudi Arabia and Iran thanks to Chinese mediation.
Due to Syrian President Bashar Assad’s violent crackdown on protestors and later civilians in an uprising that evolved into a civil war in 2011, Syria was widely ignored by Arab states.
As a result of the breakdown in communication, Syria was expelled from the Arab League. In 2012, Tunis closed its embassy in Damascus.
