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 kind 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 assist for “the steadiness of Syria’s neighbours, together with Jordan, throughout this era of transition”, State Division spokesman Matthew Miller stated.
Blinken known as for “an inclusive transition that may result in an accountable and consultant Syrian authorities chosen by the Syrian individuals”, Miller stated.
He additionally stated the US hoped to make sure that Syria will not be “used as a base for terrorism” and doesn’t pose “a menace to its neighbours”.
These are key issues each for Türkiye, which resents the US army alliance with Syrian Kurds, and Israel, which has performed a whole bunch of air strikes on Syria since Assad’s fall.