LONDON: Saudi Arabia on Sunday opened a visa service center in Damascus to receive applications, including those related to freight deliveries and passenger transport, as Riyadh deepens economic engagement with Syria.
The Saudi Embassy in Damascus said the center was established as part of joint efforts to strengthen economic ties and support Syria’s recovery amid severe economic challenges, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
Saudi Ambassador Fahd bin Salem Abu Al-Thnain attended the opening with a representative of the Saudi Foreign Ministry and Abdullah Al-Harees, Saudi Arabia’s chargé d’affaires in Syria.
Officials from Syria’s ministries of foreign affairs, tourism, endowments and social affairs also attended.
The opening comes as part of Saudi Arabia’s broader push to support Syria’s interim government and deepen cooperation between the two countries.
