Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 65227

Syria: Politics and Government

Tabled: 7 July 2025

Answered: 29 July 2025

Question

Andrew Rosindell

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with his counterpart in the Syrian interim government on taking steps to ensure that they will not be influenced by radical Islamist gro

Answer

Mr Hamish Falconer

On 5 July, the Foreign Secretary met President Al-Sharaa and Foreign Minister al-Shaibani to reiterate the importance of an inclusive and representative political transition. The UK has consistently advocated for this and underlined the importance of prot...

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