South Korea and Syria have signed an agreement in Damascus establishing diplomatic relations, the South Korean foreign ministry said on Friday, opening new ties with a traditional ally of its rival ...

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Seoul, which also established ties with Cuba last year, now has relations with all 191 U.N. member states except 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.

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

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