S. Korea tentatively agrees to establish diplomatic relations with Syria

South Korea has tentatively agreed to establish diplomatic relations with Syria which is the only UN member state that Seoul has yet to forge ties with.

This is according to the Foreign Ministry here on this Tuesday adding that related protocols are underway.

Early last month ministry officials were in Syria and met with authorities there to discuss prospects of official ties.

Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa took power after bringing an end to Bashar al-Assad and his family's half-century-long dictatorship last December.