Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 25984

Syria: Embassies

Tabled: 23 January 2025
Answered: 30 January 2025

Question

Sir Andrew Mitchell

ConservativeSutton Coldfield

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what progress his Department has made on re-opening the British embassy in Damascus.

Answer

Mr Hamish Falconer
We are actively engaging with the new interim authorities in Syria, including via visits to Damascus, to press for progress towards an inclusive political process, which leads to a stable Syria. We are keeping the re-establishment of a permanent presence ...

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