Syria and Iraq have agreed to restore full diplomatic relations. Iraq withdrew its ambassador from Syria in August last year after Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki accused Damascus of sheltering two people he said were behind bomb attacks in Baghdad that killed 100 people. Syria reciprocated immediately. Iraq noted on September 24 that a request for the transfer of two men had not been dropped. “I met the Syrian foreign minister to inform him that the Iraqi government has decided to restore full diplomatic relations by sending back our ambassador to Damascus,” Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari said from New York, where he is attending the United Nations General Assembly. “The Syrian side welcomed that and agreed to send their ambassador to Baghdad as soon as possible.”
SYRIA, IRAQ TO RESTORE FULL DIPLOMATIC TIES
Syria and Iraq have agreed to restore full diplomatic relations. Iraq withdrew its ambassador from Syria in August last year after Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki accused Damascus of sheltering two people he said were behind bomb attacks in Baghdad
