Written questions

Syria: Druze

Commons · Question 50072 · Tabled 6 May 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 14 May 2025

Question

Asked by Andrew Rosindell

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with his Syrian counterpart on protecting the Druze minority.

Answer

Answered by Hamish Falconer, 14 May 2025

Recent violence against the Druze community in Syria was appalling. In our statement on 3 May, we publicly urged the Syrian government to take steps to shield civilians from violence and hold those responsible to account. The protection of all civilians a...