Azerbaijan, Baku, 16 September / Trend / Syrian President Bashar al-Assad handed credentials over to country's new ambassador to Iraq Nawaf Abdu al-Sheikh Faris on 16 September.
Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Muallim participated in the ceremony at the presidential palace at al-Rawda, Syrian SANA news agency reported.
According to Iraqi Foreign Ministry, official Baghdad confirmed the reports, but did not divulge the precise time for the ambassador to arrive in the country.
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