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Syria reactivates SASMO membership
Syria announced it reactivated the Syrian Arab Standards and Metrology Organization's (SASMO) membership in the Standards and Metrology Organization for Islamic Countries (SMIIC).
SMIIC is part of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC).
The move follows a hiatus of more than 12 years, the Foreign Ministry said.
The ministry framed the decision as demonstrating Syria's commitment to international standards and quality and as part of efforts to modernize its institutional framework in line with global standards.
The Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) reported the information.
Reactivation of Syrian standards body
According to SANA, the reactivation signals a policy priority toward aligning Syrian institutions with international norms on standards and quality control.
The report frames SASMO’s return to SMIIC as part of broader institutional modernization and suggests it could affect regulatory practices, trade facilitation, and technical cooperation with other member states.
SMIIC reactivation missing details
The SANA snippet does not provide operational details such as the reasons for the original hiatus, the precise date of reactivation, or the steps taken to reapply or re-enter SMIIC.
It also omits what immediate changes members can expect in terms of standards harmonization or technical cooperation, so the significance of the reactivation—whether symbolic, technical, or diplomatic—cannot be fully assessed from the available report alone.
Caution on single-source framing
Because the report comes from a single source, SANA’s framing should be treated as the state’s official position rather than an independently corroborated account of international reactions or technical outcomes.
Independent confirmation from SMIIC, member states, or neutral international bodies is needed to assess the technical implications and to compare alternative framings or critiques.