AQABA: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Jordan’s King Abdullah II known as Thursday (Dec 12) for a safe Syria as the highest US diplomat began a regional tour following the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad in Damascus.
Blinken, who’s heading to Türkiye subsequent, has known as for an “inclusive” course of to type Syria’s subsequent authorities that features protections for minorities after rebels ended the repressive rule of Assad.
Meeting King Abdullah in the Red Sea resort of Aqaba, Blinken, who leaves workplace in little greater than a month, promised US help for “the soundness of Syria’s neighbours, together with Jordan, throughout this era of transition”, State Division spokesman Matthew Miller mentioned.
Blinken known as for “an inclusive transition that may result in an accountable and consultant Syrian authorities chosen by the Syrian folks”, Miller mentioned.
He additionally mentioned the USA hoped to make sure that Syria just isn’t “used as a base for terrorism” and doesn’t pose “a risk to its neighbours”.
These are key considerations each for Türkiye, which resents the US army alliance with Syrian Kurds, and Israel, which has carried out lots of of air strikes on Syria since Assad’s fall.
