Britain has had 'diplomatic contact' with Syria's HTS group
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FILE PHOTO: Foreign Secretary David Lammy gives a speech in London, Britain. Picture date: Monday December 2, 2024. Aaron Chown/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain has had diplomatic contact with the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) group that swept Syrian President Bashar al-Assad from power last week, British foreign minister David Lammy said on Sunday.
"HTS remains a proscribed organisation, but we can have diplomatic contact and so we do have diplomatic contact as you would expect," Lammy told broadcasters.
"Using all the channels that we have available, and those are diplomatic and, of course, intelligence-led channels, we seek to deal with HTS where we have to."
On Saturday, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the United States has had direct contact with HTS.
(Reporting by William James, Editing by Louise Heavens)
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