The re-establishment of ties between Riyadh and Damascus would mark the most significant development yet
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CAIRO: Saudi Arabia and Syria are in talks to resume consular services between the two countries, Saudi state TV said on Thursday.
The re-establishment of ties between Riyadh and Damascus would mark the most significant development yet in moves by Arab states to normalize ties with Syrian President Bashar al Assad, who was shunned by many Western and Arab states after Syria's civil war began in 2011.
(Reporting by Aziz El Yaakoubi, writing by Omar Abdel-Razek, Editing by Franklin Paul)
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