Murtada in Damascus as Lebanese Embassy Prepares to Open its Doors
Foreign Minister Fawzi Salloukh”s advisor heads to Damascus on Sunday to officially start his mission at the Lebanese embassy in the Syrian capital.
Rami Murtada begins his mission officially on Monday after the Lebanese flag is raised over the building in Damascus” Abu Rummaneh street.
Lebanon and Syria reached agreement last October on establishing ties. Lebanon has named career diplomat Michel el-Khoury as its first ambassador. Syria has yet to name its envoy.
Three diplomats have been stationed at the Syrian embassy in Beirut”s Hamra district since last December but the mission is not yet fully operational.