- Political Relations
- Exchange of Visits
- Number of Japanese nationals residing in Syria
- Number of Syrian nationals residing in Japan
- Bilateral Treaties and Agreement
- Friendship Leagues
| Month & Year | Event |
|---|---|
| December, 1953 | Diplomatic relations were established |
| June, 1954 | Legation of Syria opened |
| March, 1958 | General Consulate of Damascus opened |
| April, 1962 | Embassy of Japan in Syria opened |
| December, 1978 | Embassy of Syria in Japan opened |
| June, 1988 | The 1st Japan-Syria Joint Committee was held in Damascus |
| April, 1990 | The 2nd Japan-Syria Joint Committee was held in Tokyo |
| October, 1991 | The 3rd Japan-Syria Joint Committee was held in Damascus |
| December, 1995 | The 4th Japan-Syria Joint Committee was held in Tokyo |
| January, 1997 | The 5th Japan-Syria Joint Committee was held in Damascus |
| Japan has been dispatcching a contingent to UNDOF since February, 1996 (The dispatch period has been renewed by the Cabinet every six months) |
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(1) Japan to Syria
| Month & Year | Name |
|---|---|
| April, 1980 | Prince Mikasa, Princess Mikasa |
| July, 1985 | Shintaro Abe, Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| September, 1985 | Japan-Syria Goodwill Mission |
| June, 1988 | Sosuke Uno, Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| October, 1990 | Taro Nakayama, Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| May, 1993 | Hiroshi Mitsuzuka, Chairman of Japan-Syria Parliamentary Friendship League Akira Nishigaki, Director-General of OECF |
| May, 1994 | Koji Kakizawa, Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| January, 1995 | Tanaka and Nishikiori, Members of the House of Representatives |
| April, 1995 | UNDOF Investigation Team of the Administration / Ruling party |
| September, 1995 | Tomiichi Murayama, Prime Minister |
| November, 1995 | Kimio Fujita, President of Japan International Cooperation Agency |
| August, 1996 | Yukihiko Ikeda, Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| July, 1997 | Fumnio Kyuma, Minister of State for Defense |
| January, 1999 | Masahiko Komura, Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| June, 2000 | Yohei Kono, Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| January, 2001 | Shigeru Ishiba, Senior Vice-Minister for Defense |
| August, 2001 | Seiken Sugiura, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs |
| June, 2002 | Tatsuo Arima, Representative of the Government（Special Envoy for Peace in the Middle East） |
| August, 2002 | Delegation of House of Councillors (Coun. Sekiya, etc) |
| November, 2002 | Toshimitsu Motegi, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs (Special Envoy of Prime Minister) |
| March, 2003 | Taro Nakayama, Former Minister for Foreign Affairs (Special Envoy of Prime Minister) |
| April, 2003 | Yoriko Kawaguchi, Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| August, 2003 | Tatsuo Arima, Representative of the Government（Special Envoy for Peace in the Middle East） |
| December, 2003 | Ichiro Aizawa, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs（Special Envoy of Prime Minister） |
| January, 2004 | Tatsuo Arima, Representative of the Government（Special Envoy for Peace in the Middle East） |
| March, 2004 | Yukio Okamoto, Advisor to Prime Minister |
| September, 2004 | Tatsuo Arima, Representative of the Government（Special Envoy for Peace in the Middle East） |
| November, 2006 | Tatsuo Arima, Representative of the Government（Special Envoy for Peace in the Middle East） |
| June, 2007 | Katsuhito Asano, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs |
| March, 2008 | Yutaka Iimura, Representative of the Government（Special Envoy for Peace in the Middle East）
*to participate in the Arab Summit |
| May, 2009 | Yasutoshi Nishimura, Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| August, 2009 | Yutaka Iimura, Representative of the Government（Special Envoy for Peace in the Middle East） |
（２）Syria to Japan
| Month & Year | Name |
|---|---|
| December, 1973 | Haddam, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| July, 1977 | Najah Al-Attar, Minister of Culture |
| April, 1982 | Kamal Sharaf, State Minister for Planning |
| March, 1985 | Farouq Al-Shara', Minister of Foreign Affairs（as a guest of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs） |
| May, 1988 | Farouq Al-Shara', Minister of Foreign Affairs（as a guest of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs） |
| February, 1989 | Salim Yasin, Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs (The funeral ceremony) |
| November, 1990 | Abdul Halim Khaddam, Vice-President（The enthronement ceremony） |
| November, 1992 | Farouq Al-Shara', Minister of Foreign Affairs（as a guest of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs） |
| April, 1995 | Farouq Al-Shara, Minister of Foreign Affairs（temporary visit） |
| November, 1997 | Najah Al-Attar, Minister of Culture |
| March, 1999 | Farouq Al-Shara', Minister of Foreign Affairs（as a guest of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs） |
| March, 2001 | Walid Al-Muallem, Deputy Foreign Minister |
| July, 2002 | Ghassan Al-Rifai, Minister of Economy and Foreign Trade |
| February, 2003 | Muneeb Al-Daher, Minister of Electricity |
| February, 2003 | Najah Attar, Former Minister for Culture |
| February, 2004 | Iisa Darweesh, Deputy Foreign Minister |
| December, 2008 | Khudar Hussein, President of Syrian-Japanese Parliamentary Friendship Association |
| January, 2009 | Fayssal Mekdad, Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| November, 2009 | Riad Naasan Agha, Minister of Culture（Invitation from Kokushikan University） |
| December, 2009 | Abudullah Dardari, Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs（as a guest of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs） |
291（as of July, 2010）
150（as of July, 2010）
Trade agreement was signed in 1953
Legal assistance agreement was signed in 1957
Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers (JOCV) arrangement was signed in 1967
Technical Assistance Agreement was signed in 1985
Japan-Syria Parliamentary Friendship League（established in May 1991）
Syrian-Japanese Parliamentary Friendship Association（established in June 1991）