Editorial illustration of a diplomatic building in Tripoli representing renewed Syrian-Libyan relations

سُورِيَا تُعِيدُ فَتْحَ سِفَارَتِهَا فِي لِيبْيَا بَعْدَ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ أَرْبَعَةَ عَشَرَ عَامًا

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أَعَادَتْ سُورِيَا فَتْحَ سِفَارَتِهَا فِي طَرَابُلُسَ، عَاصِمَةِ لِيبْيَا، يَوْمَ الأَحَدِ ٣٠ أُغُسْطُسَ. وَجَاءَ ذٰلِكَ بَعْدَ إِغْلَاقٍ دَامَ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ أَرْبَعَةَ عَشَرَ عَامًا.

حَضَرَ الِافْتِتَاحَ وَزِيرُ الخَارِجِيَّةِ السُّورِيُّ أَسْعَدُ الشَّيْبَانِيُّ، مَعَ الطَّاهِرِ الْبَاعُورِ، المُكَلَّفِ بِتَسْيِيرِ شُؤُونِ وَزَارَةِ الخَارِجِيَّةِ اللِّيبِيَّةِ.

وَقَالَ الشَّيْبَانِيُّ إِنَّ السِّفَارَةَ سَتُسَاعِدُ عَلَى تَقْدِيمِ خِدْمَاتٍ لِلسُّورِيِّينَ المُقِيمِينَ فِي لِيبْيَا.

وَذَكَرَتْ وَكَالَةُ سَانَا أَنَّ الجَانِبَيْنِ وَقَّعَا اتِّفَاقًا لِإِعَادَةِ عَمَلِ اللَّجْنَةِ العُلْيَا المُشْتَرَكَةِ. وَتَبْحَثُ اللَّجْنَةُ التَّعَاوُنَ فِي الِاقْتِصَادِ وَالتَّنْمِيَةِ وَالخَدَمَاتِ. وَقَالَ الْبَاعُورُ إِنَّ فَتْحَ السِّفَارَةِ فُرْصَةٌ لِتَقْوِيَةِ العَلَاقَاتِ بَيْنَ البَلَدَيْنِ.

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Syria Reopens Its Embassy in Libya After More Than Fourteen Years

Syria reopened its embassy in Tripoli, the capital of Libya, on Sunday, August 30. This came after a closure that lasted for more than fourteen years.

Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Al-Shaibani attended the opening with El-Taher El-Baour, who is in charge of Libya’s Foreign Ministry.

Al-Shaibani said that the embassy would help provide services for Syrians living in Libya.

SANA reported that the two sides signed an agreement to restart the Joint Higher Committee. The committee discusses cooperation in the economy, development, and services. El-Baour said that reopening the embassy is an opportunity to strengthen relations between the two countries.

Key Vocabulary

Arabic Part of speech English
سِفَارَةٌ noun embassy
إِغْلَاقٌ noun closure
وَزِيرٌ noun minister
مُكَلَّفٌ adjective assigned; in charge
خِدْمَاتٌ noun services
مُقِيمٌ noun resident
لَجْنَةٌ noun committee
تَعَاوُنٌ noun cooperation
عَلَاقَاتٌ noun relations

Sources

  1. Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA): Syria reopens embassy in Tripoli after 14 years, revives joint committee with Libya
  2. Libya Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation: El-Baour and Al-Shaibani attend the opening ceremony of the Embassy of the Syrian Arab Republic in Tripoli

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