Baghdad, Damascus to re-open ambassadors soonFriday, September 24th 2010
Erbil, Syria and Iraq agreed to restore ambassadors to each other's capital, the official Syrian news agency said on Friday, following a diplomatic row last year. "Iraq has informed Syria that it will return its ambassador (to Damascus) as soon as possible. Syria has agreed to take the same step," the agency said.
The announcement came 10 days after Syrian President Bashar al-Assad met an aide to Iraq's acting prime minister, Nuri al-Maliki, signalling a thaw in ties between the two men that could boost Maliki's chances of forming a governmentIraq withdrew its ambassador from Syria in August last year after Maliki accused Damascus of sheltering two people he said were behind bomb attacks in Baghdad that killed 100 people. Syria reciprocated immediately.
(AKnews)
