Lammy: senior UK officials sent to Damascus for talks on Syria’s future

Foreign Secretary David Lammy said a team of officials would be in Damascus for talks (Dan Kitwood/PA) - (PA Wire)

The UK has sent a team of senior officials to Damascus for talks with Syrian’s interim leaders, including banned terror group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS).

Foreign Secretary David Lammy said the delegation would hold talks with the Syrian authorities and civil society groups following the fall of Bashar Assad’s regime.