Ukraine embassy in Damascus evacuated

Originally published October 15, 2001

Ukraine's foreign minister Anatoly Zenko has announced that his country decided to evacuate its embassy in Damascus.

Zenko said on Saturday in press statements that this decision came after Ukraine's evacuation of its embassy in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iraq.

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