This is a list of diplomatic missions in the Syrian Arab Republic .
After the outbreak of the Syrian Civil War, many have been closed, withdrawn their ambassadors, or temporarily relocated to Beirut.
Host city | Sending country | Mission | Year closed | Ref. |
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Damascus | Azerbaijan | Embassy | 2012 | |
Belgium | Embassy | 2012 | [26] [27] | |
Canada | Embassy | 2012 | ||
Denmark | Embassy | ? | ||
European Union | Delegation | 2012 | [28] | |
Finland | Embassy | 2012 | ||
France | Embassy | 2012 | [27] | |
Germany | Embassy | ? | [29] | |
Italy | Embassy | 2012 | [30] | |
Malaysia | Embassy | 2012 | [31] | |
Netherlands | Embassy | 2012 | [30] [32] | |
Poland | Embassy | 2012 | [33] | |
Qatar | Embassy | 2012 | [34] | |
Slovakia | Embassy | 2012, 2015 | [35] [36] [37] | |
Switzerland | Embassy | 2012 | [38] | |
Turkey | Embassy | 2012 | [39] [40] | |
United Kingdom | Embassy | 2012 | [41] [27] | |
United States | Embassy | 2012 | [42] | |
Ensuring national security, increasing influence among its Arab neighbours and securing the return of the Golan Heights, have been the primary goals of the Syrian Arab Republic's foreign policy. At many points in its history, Syria has seen tension with its neighbours, such as Turkey, Israel, Jordan, Iraq, and Lebanon. Syria enjoyed an improvement in relations with several of the states in its region in the 21st century, prior to the Arab Spring and the Syrian Civil War.