Iranian Government Spokesperson Fatemeh Mohajerani announced that the Islamic Republic of Iran is holding diplomatic consultations to reopen the embassy in Damascus, APA reports citing Mehr News.
Iranian Government Spokesperson Fatemeh Mohajerani attended her weekly presser with journalists at the Tehran International Exhibition on Tuesday.
Answering a question raised by reporters about Iran's decision regarding the reopening of its embassy in Damascus after recent developments in the Arab countries, Mohajerani told reporters, "As the Iranian officials have already raised the positions regarding the developments in Syria, we take the government accepted by the Syrian people as the criterion for any measure in this regard."
"We are conducting diplomatic consultations to reopen the embassy in the country," Mohajerani also announced, providing no further details.