The Syrian embassy in Moscow has confirmed that Ambassador Bashar al-Jaafari is ending his mission in Russia and has been appointed to a post in the administration in Damascus.
‘We wish success to Ambassador Jaafari in his new job, in the central administration in Damascus. Everyone is looking forward to you, Syria needs your diplomatic experience,’ reads the message published in the Telegram-channel of the embassy.
On the eve of the Syrian state agency SANA reported that the Syrian Foreign Ministry decided to transfer to the central office in Damascus ambassadors of the country in Russia and Saudi Arabia as part of the staff rotation.
Earlier, Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov said that the Russian interdepartmental delegation held talks in Damascus with the head of the Syrian administration Ahmed al-Sharaa.
