Morocco to reopen embassy in Damascus

Morocco will reopen its embassy in Damascus, signaling renewed support for Syria after the overthrow of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad, as Damascus announced a similar move, Report informs via Al Arabiya.

The Moroccan decision was announced in a letter from King Mohammed VI to Syria’s interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa, read by the Moroccan foreign minister at an Arab League summit in Baghdad.

The letter said Morocco backed the Syrian people “in their quest for freedom, security, and stability.”

A Syrian foreign ministry statement said top diplomat Asaad al-Shaibani met with Moroccan counterpart Nasser Bourita on the sidelines of the Arab summit and that “the two sides agreed to establish bilateral diplomatic relations.”

Syria will also “begin procedures to reopen its embassy in Rabat”, the statement said.