Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 18368

Syria: Religious Freedom

Tabled: 6 December 2024

Answered: 17 December 2024

Named Day

Question

Mary Glindon

Labour — Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his international counterparts in (a) November and (b) December on the security situation for Christians in Syria.

Answer

Mr Hamish Falconer

Recent events in Syria have been extraordinary, and we have been closely monitoring the treatment of religious minorities. From the opposition offensive in North West Syria on 27 November to Assad fleeing Syria this weekend, our call for the protection of...

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