Britain has a “special position” on the normalisation of ties with the Syrian regime of Bashar Al-Assad, but respects Arab countries’ decision to\u00a0improve relations with him,\u00a0Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said yesterday.<\/p>\n
He added that Al-Assad should work with the international community to facilitate cross-border humanitarian aid shipments into Syria.<\/p>\n
The top UK diplomat stressed that Al-Assad’s actions must align with his words if he is serious.<\/p>\n
In a separate context, Cleverly noted that the United Kingdom and Turkiye will start negotiations on a new and modernised free trade agreement, adding that Ankara\u00a0is\u00a0a “strong and important friend.”<\/p>\n
“Turkey has an important economy and we would like to do more business with our Turkish friends,” he explained.<\/p>\n
Cleverly expressed his hope that Turkiye could bring Russia back to the negotiating table after it\u00a0ended the grain corridor agreement\u00a0in the Black Sea.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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