Written questions

Syria: Politics and Government

Commons · Question 69286 · Tabled 21 Jul 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 3 Sep 2025

Question

Asked by Chris Law

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations he has made to his Syrian counterpart on ensuring a (a) comprehensive and (b) unbiased transitional process.

Answer

Answered by Hamish Falconer, 3 Sep 2025

I travelled to Damascus on 27 August, and raised the importance of accountability and transitional justice for a sustainable political transition, and offered UK support to Foreign Minister Al-Shaibani and Justice Minister Al-Waisi. During the Foreign Sec...