Written questions

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 ...