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Syria–Venezuela relations

Syria	Venezuela

Syria–Venezuela relations are relations between the Syrian Arab Republic and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. Relations with Syria have improved following the election of Hugo Chávez.

History

Recent developments

During the Syrian Civil War

The Venezuelan government supported President Bashar al-Assad when the Syrian Civil War started in 2011 and described the conflict as a Western “imperialist” plot to topple him.

In September 2015, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro announced that Venezuela is prepared to give asylum to 20,000 refugees in the wake of the European migrant crisis and Venezuela–Colombia migrant crisis. President Maduro defended his decision by asking "how many more Arabs must die before a great human conscience of peace is awakened?". However, this offer is unlikely to happen given the ongoing crisis in Venezuela, which ironically has produced its own refugee crisis increasingly similar in scale to that of Syria itself.

Diplomatic missions

• Venezuela has an embassy in Damascus.
• Syria has an embassy in Caracas.

See also

• Iran–Venezuela relations
• Syrian Venezuelans
• Venezuelans in Syria