A source in the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed today, Thursday, the start of talks with Syria, commenting on what was reported by foreign media in this regard.
“Within the framework of the Kingdom’s keenness to facilitate the provision of necessary consular services to the two peoples, discussions are under way with officials in Syria about resuming the provision of consular services,” the Saudi government-run Al-Ekhbariya channel quoted the source as saying.
Sources revealed that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will soon resume work in its consulate in the Syrian capital, Damascus.
The sources said that Russian-Emirati mediation led to overcoming obstacles facing the two Arab countries, amid speculation that the Saudi consulate in Damascus would be opened after Eid al-Fitr in mid-April, after more than 10 years of estrangement.
The sources added that work is underway to reopen the official diplomatic gates between Syria and Saudi Arabia, after international and Arab efforts in this regard.
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia closed its Embassy in Damascus on these days of March 2012, after which diplomatic relations between the two Arab countries were severed throughout the years of the war against Syria
Source: National Iraqi News Agency