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Ensuring national security, increasing influence among its Arab neighbours and securing the return of the Golan Heights, have been the primary goals of the Syrian Arab Republic's foreign policy. At many points in its history, Syria has seen tension with its neighbours, such as Turkey , Israel , Jordan , Iraq , and Lebanon .
Foreign involvement in the Syrian civil war; Foreign policy of the Bashar al-Assad administration; Argentina–Syria relations; Bahrain–Syria relations; Belgium–Syria relations; Canada–Syria relations; Chile–Syria relations; Cuba–Syria relations; Cyprus–Syria relations; Netherlands–Syria relations; Nicaragua–Syria relations
The government of Syria is currently in a transitional period led by the Syrian Transitional Government. The seat of the government is located in Damascus , Syria . The previous government consisted of a President , a Prime Minister , and a legislative council with 250 seats.
Syria-Venezuela relations are bilateral relations between Syria and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. Diplomatic relations were established on 17 June 1946. [1] and have been characterized by friendship and cooperation. [2] Syria has an embassy in Caracas and honorary consulate in Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela has an embassy in Damascus.
In November 2019, refugees in Northeast Syria reported they had received no help from international aid organizations. [21]On 20 November 2019, a new Syrian Constitutional Committee, with about 150 members, began discussing a new settlement and to draft a new constitution for Syria. [22]
Between 1977 and 1978, the EU and Syria ratified and signed a Cooperation Agreement which governs relations, which serves as the foundation for EU-Syria relations. [7] [5] In 2007, the Country Strategy Paper (CSP) and National Indicative Programme (NIP) were implemented, which shaped the relationship between the EU and Syria up until 2012 and focused on political, economic and social reforms. [8]
According to Airwars, [382] the strikes of US-led coalition killed as many as 6,000 civilians in Syria and Iraq in 2017. [383] On 2 May 2018, Britain's Ministry of Defense admitted for the first time that a civilian was "unintentionally" killed in an anti-ISIL drone strike on 26 March 2018. According to the MoD, the civilian was on a motorbike ...
2 December 2024 – Turkish Foreign Minister Fidan attributed the absence of dialogue with the opposition to Bashar al-Assad and stated that the recent attack was not the result of foreign interference. [34] 7 December 2024, CNN reported that U.S. officials believe Turkey gave the green light for H.T.S. to launch its operation. [35]