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Saudi Arabia denies plan to reopen embassy in Damascus

UAE, Bahrain have both already announced plans to reopen their respective embassies in Syria

Mahmoud Barakat  | 14.01.2019 - Update : 15.01.2019
Saudi Arabia denies plan to reopen embassy in Damascus

RIYADH

Saudi Arabia on Monday denied reports that it planned to reopen its embassy in Syrian capital Damascus.

Some news websites had quoted Saudi Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Assaf as saying that Riyadh intended to reopen its Damascus embassy on Thursday.

"These statements are totally incorrect," the Saudi Foreign Ministry asserted in a Monday statement.

Last month, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain -- both of which had supported Syria’s armed opposition -- announced plans to reopen their respective embassies in Damascus following a seven-year hiatus.

Syria has only just begun to emerge from a devastating conflict that began in 2011 when the Assad regime cracked down on demonstrators with unexpected severity.

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