EU Commission Confirms Syria Suspended Multi-Entry Visas For EU Diplomats

Faizan Hashmi Published January 24, 2019 | 06:04 PM

The European Commission confirmed on Thursday that the Syrian government had suspended multiple-entry visas for a number of EU diplomats

BRUSSELS (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 24th January, 2019) The European Commission confirmed on Thursday that the Syrian government had suspended multiple-entry visas for a number of EU diplomats.

"Yes, that is true. The Bashar al-Assad regime has suspended multiple-entry visas.

In that context, we are continuing as the EU, in contact with members states, to do whatever we can to avoid it having an impact on the important work we are doing on the ground," the commission's spokeswoman Maja Kocijancic said at a briefing, when asked to comment on the relevant reports.

Last week, media reported that the Syrian government suspended visas for EU diplomats and officials, who carry out regular travel between Beirut and Damascus.