South Korea and Syria have signed an agreement in Damascus establishing diplomatic relations, the South Korean foreign ...

South Korea has established diplomatic relations with Syria’s new Islamist government months after longtime leader Bashar ...

The announcement comes months after a rebel coalition ousted longtime Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, who had maintained ...

Syria is looking to learn from South Korea’s postwar recovery experience and is calling for private sector involvement in its ...

Upon arrival, Cho and his team were received under what the ministry described as “the highest level of protocol and security.” Syrian authorities tripled the usual security force assigned to ...

North Korean state media didn’t immediately comment on South Korea establishing ties with Syria. South Korea also established diplomatic relations with Cuba last year, which the Seoul government ...

North Korea's state media ceased mentions of Syria since the overthrow of former President Bashar al-Assad in December except leader Kim Jong Un once referring to "the Middle East crisis" in passing.

This is a locator map for Syria with its capital, Damascus. (AP Photo) South Korea now has diplomatic relations with all 191 U.N. member states except for its war-divided rival, North Korea.

The move is a blow to North Korea, which once counted Damascus as an ally until the fall of President Bashar al-Assad.

SEOUL - South Korea and Syria have signed an agreement in Damascus establishing diplomatic relations, the South Korean Foreign Ministry said on April 11, opening new ties with a traditional ally ...