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Syria: Religious Freedom

Commons · Question 65224 · Tabled 7 Jul 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 29 Jul 2025

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Asked by Andrew Rosindell

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has received assurances from the Syrian Interim Government that people responsible for recent attacks on religious minority communities are (a) not affiliated with

Answer

Answered by Hamish Falconer, 29 Jul 2025

The UK strongly condemns the terrorist attack at Mar Elias Church and remains committed to combatting terrorism. The Syrian Government's response was swift and robust, issuing an official statement of condemnation and call for unity, and announcing a thre...