United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken confirmed that the United States held talks with representatives of the new Syrian authorities. This was reported by The Guardian newspaper, Day.Az reports with reference to Lenta.ru.
Blinken said he and other diplomats held talks with representatives of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS, designated a terrorist group and banned in Russia) in Aqaba, Jordan. “We have been in contact with HTS and with other parties,” said Antony Blinken, without revealing other details of the meeting.
After the talks, diplomats from the United States, Turkey, the European Union (EU) and Arab countries pledged their “full support to the Syrian people at this critical moment in their history to build a more hopeful, secure and peaceful future.” “Syria finally has a chance to end decades of isolation,” the group’s spokesman said.
Journalists from The Guardian recalled that Blinken’s contact with HTS occurred despite the fact that in 2018 Washington recognized the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham group as terrorist.