Syria: Embassies
Commons · Question 25984 · Tabled 23 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record
Answered 30 Jan 2025
Question
Asked by Sir Andrew Mitchell
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
Answered by Hamish Falconer, 30 Jan 2025
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 ...