[1] In 2012, due to the security situation, the staff of the Austrian Embassy in Damascus was transferred to Beirut, and the activities of the embassy, including consular, have been conducted from there since then.

Austria resisted efforts led by the United Kingdom to lift or ease the EU arms embargo on Syria, "contending that increased weaponry will only intensify the conflict and potentially eliminate any opportunities for peace negotiations".

[2] In 2015, Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz stated that the West should involve Assad in the struggle against the Islamic State.

[3] It was reported in 2021 that Austria is considering resuming relations with Syria together with at least 4 other EU member states.

[5][6] Following the outcome of the civil war in Syria and change of government, Austria pause asylum applications and family reunions.