Syrian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Faisal Al-Miqdad stated during a phone call Wednesday with Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad Nabil Ammar, that his country will shortly reopen its embassy in Tunisia and appoint an ambassador to it in a bid to further foster bilateral relations and boost cooperation.

The two FM's reviewed relations binding Tunisia and Syria, ways to further strengthen them, voicing the shared willingness to restore their normal course for the good and interest of the two countries and the two brotherly peoples, according to a Foreign Ministry press release.

Various issues of mutual interest and the need to step up coordination and consultation on them in various Arab, regional and international forums were also discussed during the talk.

President of the Republic Kais Saied announced late April 2023, the appointment of Mohamed Mhadhbi as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Tunisia to Damascus, following a visit by the Syrian Foreign Minister to Tunisia earlier in the same month.

Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse