Syria evacuates consulate general in Turkey's southeast

GAZIANTEP (A.A) - January 2, 2012 - Syria evacuated on Monday its consulate general in Turkey's southeastern province of Gaziantep. Syria evacuated the consulate building in Gaziantep while Consul General Mohammad Najdat Shahid refused to interview with Turkish reporters. Some of the furniture would be sent to Syrian Embassy in Ankara and some of them to Consulate General in Istanbul, sources said. Syria closed its consulate general in Gaziantep for five days at the beginning of December, but then it re-opened the consulate. It totally halted diplomatic procedures as of December 26, 2011.