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Bashar al-Assad

Commons · Question 902158 · Tabled 8 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 14 Jan 2025

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Asked by Mary Glindon

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his Department’s policies of the overthrow of President Bashar al-Assad in Syria.

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Answered by Hamish Falconer, 14 Jan 2025

The situation in Syria remains fluid, and clearly has wide-ranging implications for UK policy. Our top priorities have been to prevent further escalation, especially in the North East; support an inclusive Syrian-led political transition; and ensure conti...