Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 24168
Syria: Religious Freedom
Tabled: 15 January 2025
Answered: 21 January 2025
Question
Jim Shannon
Democratic Unionist Party — Strangford
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with his counterpart in the new Syrian government on protecting the rights of minority religious communities in Syria.
Answer
Mr Hamish FalconerThe Foreign Secretary underlined the importance of an inclusive political process with interim Foreign Minister Al Shaybani during a meeting in Riyadh on 12 January. In December 2024, senior FCDO officials met with the leader of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham and t...
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