UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy said that while the Syrian rebels remain “a proscribed terrorist organization,” diplomatic contact is still possible.
LONDON:
UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy stated on Sunday that Britain has established diplomatic contact with the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) rebel group in Syria, which played a leading role in ousting Bashar al-Assad.
While HTS remains “a proscribed terrorist organisation,” Lammy emphasized, “we can have diplomatic contact, and so we do have diplomatic contact, as you would expect.”
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He added, “We want to see a representative, inclusive government, the securing and non-use of chemical weapons, and an end to ongoing violence.”
Lammy explained, “For all these reasons, we use all available channels, including diplomatic and intelligence-led ones, to engage with HTS when necessary.”
