In this file photo dated May 26, 2017, Tunisians wave national flags to show support for their government in front of the prime minister's office in Tunis, Tunisia. (PHOTO / AP)
TUNIS – Tunisia and Syria decided to reopen their respective embassies to resume diplomatic ties between the two countries, the Tunisian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Wednesday.
"Following the initiative undertaken by President Kais Saied to appoint a Tunisian ambassador to Syria, the Syrian side gave their approval to this appointment," reads a ministry statement.
"The Syrian side also decided to reopen its embassy in Tunis, and to designate an ambassador immediately," it added.
The two countries' foreign ministers will continue consultation and coordination to restore Tunisian-Syrian relations to their normal state.
According to the statement, the two sides will work to consolidate the fraternal ties which unite Tunisia and Syria, and to defend the values of solidarity between them.
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Tunisia severed its diplomatic relations with Syria in February 2012 after the Syrian civil war broke out.