Syria: Embassies
Commons · Question 58190 · Tabled 9 Jun 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record
Answered 12 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by Mark Pritchard
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when he plans to announce the reopening of the UK’s embassy in Syria.
Answer
Answered by Hamish Falconer, 12 Jun 2025
We are keeping the re-establishment of a permanent presence in Damascus under review. Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office staff, including our UK Special Representative for Syria, undertake regular visits to Damascus.