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The United Arab Emirates will reopen its embassy in Damascus seven years after withdrawing its diplomatic representation from Syria, the Emirati government said Thursday.
The embassy has been closed since 2011 when the Syrian civil war that has killed more than 400,000 people began.
An ambassador will not be posted immediately, an Emirati government source said.
The move is intended to help restore relations between the two countries, the state-owned news agency WAM reported, citing a statement from the UAE's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation.
It added that "the UAE is looking forward to safety and security and stability" being restored in Syria.
The UAE said the embassy's reopening is intended to help restore relations with Syria.
It comes more than a week after Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir visited Syria. The Sudan ruler's December 16 trip was the first time a leader from the Arab League had visited the country since the war began.
The Arab League expelled Syria in 2011 in response to the government's violence against its own citizens.
Source: CNN