[1][2] However, these relations were partially severed in 2012, when Hungary joined most EU countries in imposing sanctions on Syria and withdrawing its ambassador from Damascus.

[4] Hungary's move was motivated by its populist approach and its desire to participate in Syria's reconstruction.

In 2020, a chargé d'affaires and a consul have been appointed at the reopened Hungarian embassy in Damascus.

[5] In 2022, the Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad and his Hungarian counterpart Péter Szijjártó held a talks on improving bilateral relations.

[6] After the seismic event of February 2023, Hungary gave Syria 50 million HUF in assistance.