Tunisia intends to restore diplomatic relations with Syria
QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) – Tunisia President Kais Saied announced on Friday he intends to restore diplomatic relations with Syria, following a decade of break-off in response to the repression of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad of his political opponents.
“Nothing can justify the absence of a Tunisian ambassador in Damascus and an ambassador from Syria in Tunis,” Saied said during a sit-down with Tunisian Foreign Minister Nabil Ammar.
He said that the “question of the regime in Syria concerns only the Syrians.”
In 2012, Tunisia expelled Syria’s ambassador over the repression of opponents of al-Assad at the outset of the country’s civil war.
Saied stressed he will “reinforce the diplomatic representation” of Tunisia in Syria back in February.
Following the February devastating earthquakes and aftershocks, a number of Arab countries hurried to support the Syrian people with the aim of restoring ties with Syria.
At dawn on Feb. 6, a 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit northwestern Syria and southern Turkey, killing more than 50.000 individuals and injuring many more. The earthquake also caused immense destruction of buildings, trapping thousands under the rubble.