Syria's President Bashar al-Assad has issued a decree to set up diplomatic ties with Lebanon and open an embassy.
Anti-Syrian politicians in Lebanon and their Western backers have long called on Syria to recognise its sovereignty by establishing official ties.
The presidential decree did not say when the embassy would open in Beirut or give any further details.
Syrian troops left Lebanon in 2005 ending decades military and political domination by the giant neighbour.
(BBC)
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