The evaluation that the speedy developments in Syria have introduced the nation earlier than “a second of hazard, but additionally of alternative for the Syrians” was expressed by the Overseas Minister of the UK, David Lammy, from the ground of the Home of Commons.
In an emergency briefing of the plenary session on Monday afternoon, Mr. Lami known as Bashar al-Assad “a butcher who has the blood of numerous innocents on his arms.”
He added that his fall “will not be solely a humiliation for him and his executioners, additionally it is a humiliation for Russia and Iran.”
Relating to the succession scenario, Mr. Lamy initially stated that the precedence is the safety of civilians and referred to the extra humanitarian support amounting to 11 million. kilos introduced by Prime Minister Keir Starmer throughout his go to to the UAE and Saudi Arabia.
On the important thing query of whether or not the Overseas Workplace intends to delist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, Mr. Lammy stated the group “shall be judged by its actions.”
Earlier on the BBC, Minister to the Prime Minister Pat McFadden had acknowledged that the choice to take away the group from the record may very well be taken in a short time, if mandatory.
On the identical time, the British Residence Workplace froze all asylum purposes from Syrian refugees who fled their nation below the Assad regime. As introduced, it is a non permanent measure till the image in Syria is clarified.
Learn extra: London freezes the issuing of choices on asylum requests for Syrians
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