Team Infidel
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Washington Times
December 12, 2006
Pg. 17
DAMASCUS -- Syria and Iraq reopened their embassies in each other's capitals yesterday, ending more than two decades of diplomatic boycott since Syria sided with Iran during the Iraq-Iran war.
The flag of Iraq was raised on the roof terrace of its embassy in Damascus in a ceremony that Syrian and Iraqi officials attended. A similar event took place in the Mansour district of Baghdad, outside the U.S.-controlled Green Zone, officials said.
The two governments agreed to restore full diplomatic ties last month when Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moualem visited Baghdad.
Iraqi President Jalal Talabani visited the Iranian capital Tehran last month, and Iran has announced it plans to reopen its consulate in the southern Iraqi city of Basra. Iraq and Iran broke off diplomatic ties in the 1980s when they fought a war.
December 12, 2006
Pg. 17
DAMASCUS -- Syria and Iraq reopened their embassies in each other's capitals yesterday, ending more than two decades of diplomatic boycott since Syria sided with Iran during the Iraq-Iran war.
The flag of Iraq was raised on the roof terrace of its embassy in Damascus in a ceremony that Syrian and Iraqi officials attended. A similar event took place in the Mansour district of Baghdad, outside the U.S.-controlled Green Zone, officials said.
The two governments agreed to restore full diplomatic ties last month when Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moualem visited Baghdad.
Iraqi President Jalal Talabani visited the Iranian capital Tehran last month, and Iran has announced it plans to reopen its consulate in the southern Iraqi city of Basra. Iraq and Iran broke off diplomatic ties in the 1980s when they fought a war.