Saudi Arabia appoints Faisal al-Mujfel as its ambassador to Syria

RIYADH, May 27 (YPA) – Saudi Arabia has appointed its ambassador to Syria for the first time since the kingdom closed its embassy in Damascus in 2012, after foreign-backed terrorism and violence gripped the country.

Saudi Arabia’s state news agency, SPA, reported on Sunday that Riyadh’s new ambassador to Syria will be Faisal al-Mujfel.

The report quoted the new Saudi envoy as hoping to “serve the Kingdom’s interests and strengthen the bilateral bonds between the two brotherly nations.”

Saudi Arabia had reopened its embassy in Syria earlier this year with a charge d’affaires after the Syrian government reopened its Riyadh embassy last year and appointed a new ambassador in December.

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