Tunisia-Saïed elevates Tunisian diplomatic representation in Damascus

President of the Republic, Kaïs Saïed, received this Thursday, February 9, 2023, at Carthage palace, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nabil Ammar.

The meeting concentrated on a certain number of questions related to the operation of the ministry and the necessity to speed up the preparation of a project of movements of the heads of diplomatic, permanent and consular missions.

On the other hand, the President of the Republic decided to raise the level of the Tunisian diplomatic representation with Damascus and reaffirmed the support of Tunisians to the Syrian brother, revealing that the question of the Syrian regime is an internal affair which concerns the Syrians and that the ambassador is accredited by the State and not by the regime.

This meeting was an opportunity for the Head of State to underscore that national sovereignty is above all consideration.

“Just as we do not accept interference in the internal affairs of states, we do not accept interference in our internal affairs and we do not accept involvement in clans policies”, reads a press release, published by the Presidency of the Republic, this Thursday.