HTS leader says Russia is reviewing its relationship with Syria
Russia has been given a chance to review its relations with Syrians, the Syrian opposition leader said.
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According to RIA Novosti, the leader of the armed opposition Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), Ahmed al-Sharaa (also known as Abu Mohammad al-Jolani) told Syrian TV on December 14 that Syria has given Russia an opportunity to reconsider its relationship with the Syrian people.
“We tried not to provoke the Russians and gave them a chance to reconsider their relations with us,” Al-Sharaa said.
Also on December 14, in the Jordanian city of Aqaba, top diplomats from the US, Türkiye, the European Union and Arab countries held an international conference on Syria. Accordingly, they agreed that the new government in Syria needs to respect the rights of minority groups.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the conference agreed on a joint statement calling for the establishment of an inclusive and representative government that respects the rights of minorities and does not become a "base for terrorist groups".
However, at this conference, Russia and Iran - countries that once supported the government of ousted president Assad - were not invited to attend, and no Syrian representatives participated.
