EU must 'step up direct engagement' with Syria's new rulers: Von der Leyen
"Now we have to step up and continue our direct engagement with HTS and other factions," European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen stressed in her comments during a news conference alongside Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Tuesday in the capital Ankara.
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- Published Date: 02:52 | 17 December 2024
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European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen said Tuesday Brussels would intensify its "direct engagement" with Syria's new rulers after the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad.
"Now we have to step up and continue our direct engagement with HTS and other factions," she told a news conference in Ankara, referring to the main opposition group HTS which ousted the Syrian regime leader Bashar al-Assad.
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A resurgence of Daesh/ISIS extremists in Syria following the ouster of regime leader Bashar al-Assad must not be allowed to happen, EU chief Ursula Von der Leyen said on Tuesday.
"The risk of a Daesh resurgence... is real. We cannot let this happen," she said at a joint press conference with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Ankara.
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