Syria: Religious Freedom
Commons · Question 24168 · Tabled 15 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record
Answered 21 Jan 2025
Question
Asked by Jim Shannon
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
Answered by Hamish Falconer, 21 Jan 2025
The 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...