Syrian official to attend event in Amman next month
10:00, 22/02/2019, FridayU: Update: 10:01, 22/02/2019, Friday
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Jordan-Syria ties have recently thawed after hitting all-time low in 2014
Syrian Parliament Speaker Hammoudeh al-Sabbagh will attend an Arab Inter-Parliamentary Union (APU) conference next month in Amman, official Jordanian sources said Thursday.
According to a statement released by Jordan’s parliament, Hammoudeh has confirmed his attendance at the 29th APU conference to be held next month in the Jordanian capital.
Ties between Jordan and Syria soured following the eruption of the Syria conflict in 2011. They hit an all-time low in 2014 after Amman expelled Syria’s ambassador to Jordan.
Relations appear to have thawed in recent months, however, with the two neighbors officially reopening their shared border last October.
And in another sign of warming ties, Jordan raised the level of its diplomatic representation in Damascus to the level of chargé d'affaires in January.