Ukraine and Syria have agreed to restore diplomatic relations after a long break.
On Wednesday, September 24, the presidents of the two countries signed a joint communiqué on the restoration of diplomatic relations, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported on Telegram.
"We are happy about this important step and are ready to support the Syrian people on the path to stability," the head of state said.
According to Zelenskyy, during negotiations with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, the parties discussed opportunities for developing cooperation, security challenges and ways to counter them. "We agreed to build relations based on mutual respect and trust," he added.
The last visit of the Syrian president to Ukraine took place on December 2-3, 2010. Then Bashar al-Assad was received by President Viktor Yanukovych, Prime Minister Mykola Azarov and Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Volodymyr Lytvyn.
In late 2024, a delegation headed by Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha traveled to Damascus, one of the first high-level visits since the change of power in Syria.
Relations between the two countries were frozen in 2014 after russia's aggression against Ukraine. At that time, Syria voted against a UN resolution supporting Ukraine's territorial integrity. In 2016, the Ukrainian embassy in Damascus was evacuated to Lebanon, and the Syrian embassy in Kyiv operated until 2018.
The final break in relations occurred in 2022 after the russian federation's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, when the Assad regime openly supported moscow.
Earlier, Turkey and Syria signed an agreement on the supply of weapons and military equipment.
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