The Syrian Foreign Ministry announced today, Thursday, November 13, that its embassy has officially resumed operations in the British capital, London, after 14 years of closure.
The ministry added, via its official accounts, that Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani raised the Syrian flag over the embassy building in Britain, marking the resumption of its official work.
The foreign minister commented on the reactivation of the embassy’s work in a post on X, saying, “After years of isolation, we are reopening the Syrian embassy in London, Syria is returning to the world with its free identity.”
He attached to the post a photo of himself standing on the embassy balcony with the Syrian flag before him.
Al-Shibani began his visit to Britain by meeting members of the Syrian community in the United Kingdom, according to the Foreign Ministry.
The minister had said in a post on X on Wednesday, November 12, that he was leaving Syria for the United Kingdom on his first official visit.
“We carry the hopes and ambitions of Syrians to build a homeland that protects the future of our children and future generations,” he added.
Al-Shibani had received an official invitation to visit the United Kingdom to work on reopening the Syrian embassy in London, according to the state-run al-Ikhbariya channel.
The invitation came during British Foreign Secretary David Lammy’s visit to Syria, which saw the official restoration of relations between the two countries on July 5.
Lifting sanctions on al-Sharaa
The British government announced on November 7 that it had lifted sanctions imposed on Syria’s transitional president, Ahmad al-Sharaa, one day after a similar decision by the UN Security Council, ahead of al-Sharaa’s meeting with US President Donald Trump.
Reuters reported that London also decided to lift sanctions on Syrian Interior Minister Anas Khattab, noting that both al-Sharaa and Khattab had previously been subject to financial sanctions targeting individuals linked to the Islamic State group and al-Qaeda.
A European Union spokesperson said the UN decision would be reflected in European measures.
Lifting sanctions on Syrian entities
Last April, the British government lifted an asset freeze on 12 Syrian entities, including the Syrian Defense and Interior ministries and several intelligence agencies.
According to a notice published by the UK Treasury, the names of the Syrian entities subject to sanctions were removed and are no longer subject to an asset freeze.
On March 6, Britain removed 24 Syrian entities from its sanctions list and lifted the freeze on their assets, including the Central Bank of Syria, the Agricultural Cooperative Bank, al-Furat Petroleum Company, the Commercial Bank of Syria, the Syrian Central Bank, Deir Ezzor Petroleum Company, Dijla Company, and Ebla Company, the latter two being oil companies.
Britain also lifted sanctions on the General Tobacco Institution, the Syrian Petroleum Company, the “Mahrukat” fuel distribution company, the Foreign Petroleum Trading Company, the Commercial Bank of Syria, and the General Postal Savings Fund.
The Syrian Foreign Ministry welcomed the British government’s decision to remove 24 Syrian entities from its sanctions list, calling it a positive step that would provide much-needed relief to the Syrian people and help facilitate the country’s economic and political recovery.
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