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Syria: Druze

Commons · Question 68706 · Tabled 16 Jul 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 6 Aug 2025

Question

Asked by Ben Coleman

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps he is taking to (a) protect and (b) support the Druze minority in Syria.

Answer

Answered by Hamish Falconer, 6 Aug 2025

We are deeply concerned by the recent violence in Suwayda and welcome the announcement of a ceasefire. In diplomatic engagement with the Syrian Government and other partners, and as I said in my statement on X on 17 July, we have been clear that we want t...