SYRIA and Saudi Arabia will reopen their respective diplomatic missions now that relations have improved, 11 years after the facilities were closed, the two nations’ foreign ministries have said.

Tuesday’s announcements came nearly a month after the two countries said that they were moving toward reopening embassies and resuming airline flights. 

This followed a visit by Syria’s top diplomat to the kingdom, the first since Saudi Arabia cut off diplomatic relations with Syria in 2012, and a visit by Syria’s foreign minister to Riyadh.