According to initial reports, the Italian Foreign Minsitry has appointed an ambassador to Syria for the first time since the outbreak of the Syrian Civil War in 2012..Stefano Ravagnan, who serves as the foreign ministry's special envoy for Syria, has been named as the new ambassador..This would make Itlay the first G7 nation to restore diplomatic relations with the Assad Regime..After the beginning of the Syrian civil war in 2012, Italy decided to shut down its embassies and withdrew its diplomatic body from the Syrian territory; Italy did not recognize al-Assad's regime as legitimate and refused to intervene in the region, contrary to other NATO members. Still, some political groups in Italy support the Syrian regime, such as the Italian Communist Party.
According to initial reports, the Italian Foreign Minsitry has appointed an ambassador to Syria for the first time since the outbreak of the Syrian Civil War in 2012..Stefano Ravagnan, who serves as the foreign ministry's special envoy for Syria, has been named as the new ambassador..This would make Itlay the first G7 nation to restore diplomatic relations with the Assad Regime..After the beginning of the Syrian civil war in 2012, Italy decided to shut down its embassies and withdrew its diplomatic body from the Syrian territory; Italy did not recognize al-Assad's regime as legitimate and refused to intervene in the region, contrary to other NATO members. Still, some political groups in Italy support the Syrian regime, such as the Italian Communist Party.
