Qatar’s embassy to Syria is to renew operations on Tuesday, the Gulf emirate introduced on Sunday as its diplomats visited the rustic and met with its transitional govt following the ouster of President Bashar al-Assad.
“Qatar announces the resumption of the work of its embassy in the sisterly Syrian Arab Republic starting the day after tomorrow, Tuesday,” the international ministry mentioned in a observation.
It additionally names a brandnew head of venture to Syria, Khalifa Abdullah Al Mahmoud Al-Sharif.
Doha closed its embassy in Damascus and recalled its ambassador in July 2011, early within the rebellion in opposition to the Assad govt that became a civil struggle.
In contrast to alternative Arab international locations, Qatar by no means restored diplomatic ties with Syria underneath Assad, who used to be toppled through the 11-day riot proceed that swept via primary towns and after the capital Damascus.
Doha mentioned the go back then the 13-year hiatus used to be “an expression of the State of Qatar’s principled stand with the Syrian people’s revolution” in addition to a “categorical rejection of all the repressive policies of the regime” of Assad.
Previous, international ministry spokesman Majed al-Ansari informed the authentic Qatar Information Company {that a} Qatari delegation used to be in Syria and had met with officers within the transitional govt.
The delegation “arrived in Damascus to complete the necessary procedures for the opening of the State of Qatar’s embassy”, Ansari mentioned.
In its conferences, “the delegation reaffirmed the State of Qatar’s full commitment to supporting the Syrian people… following the success of their revolution,” the spokesman added.
Ansari mentioned the Qatari delegation had additionally “discussed with the Syrian sideways to facilitate the flow of Qatari humanitarian aid and assessed the needs of the Syrian brothers during this important phase”.
This life, an authentic briefed on tendencies mentioned Qatar had “established the first channel of communication” with the Islamist team Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), which spearheaded the ouster of the previous govt.
The authentic, who asked anonymity as a result of the sensitivity of the discussions, added the “focus of the communication with HTS and others is on the need… to maintain calm and preserve Syria’s public institutions during the transition period”.
Alternative governments that antagonistic Assad’s rule, together with Turkey and the USA, have mentioned they too had established contacts with HTS.
AFP