over the building of the Syrian embassy in Washington, the capital of the United States, for the first time in many years, the flag of the Syrian Arab Republic was re-raised.
the ceremony took place with the participation of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Syria, Assad Hassan Ash-Sheybani, who personally raised the Syrian flag over the embassy building, which was closed on March 18, 2014.
as Syrian reports Syrian SANA news agency, Sheybani called this event a “historical point” and emphasized that the raising of the flag is “confirmation of the legitimacy of Syria and its diplomatic presence in the international arena.”