Question follow-through · 24168
Syria: Religious Freedom
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with his counterpart in the new Syrian government on protecting the rights of minority religious communities in Syria.
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- Answering body
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tabled
- 15 Jan 2025
- Target answer date
- 17 Jan 2025
- Answer
- 21 Jan 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
15 Jan 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with his counterpart in the new Syrian government on protecting the rights of minority religious communities in Syria.
17 Jan 2025
Target answer date
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21 Jan 2025
Answer published
The Foreign Secretary underlined the importance of an inclusive political process with interim Foreign Minister Al Shaybani during a meeting in Riyadh on 12 January. In December 2024, senior FCDO officials met with the leader of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham and t...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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