Iranian Government announced on Tuesday that the Islamic Republic of Iran is holding diplomatic consultations to reopen the embassy in Damascus.
Iranian Government Spokesperson Fatemeh Mohajerani announced the move in her weekly presser with journalists at the Tehran International Exhibition.
Answering a question raised by reporters about Iran’s decision regarding the reopening of its embassy in Damascus after recent developments in the Arab countries, Mohajerani told reporters: “As the Iranian officials have already raised the positions regarding the developments in Syria, we take the government accepted by the Syrian people as the criterion for any measure in this regard.”
She also noted that preventing terror is in favor of Syria itself and neighboring countries.
“We are conducting diplomatic consultations to reopen the embassy in the country,” Mohajerani also announced, providing no further details, as quoted by Mehr news agency.
The Iranian Embassy in Damascus was closed following the fall of former president Bashar Al-Assad’s regime on December 8.
Source: Iranian media
