Lebanon wants to improve relations with new Syrian government

On December 26, 2024, Lebanon announced its intention to improve relations with Syria.

Lebanese Foreign Minister Abdullah Bou Habib conveyed this message to his Syrian counterpart Asaad Hassan al-Shibani in a telephone conversation. Lebanese Hezbollah, backed by Iran, helped Syrian President Bashar al-Assad during the long war and brought its fighters back to Lebanon to fight Israel, weakening the Syrian government's position.

Under Assad, Hezbollah used Syria as a transit corridor for weapons from Iran, but anti-Assad fighters seized the border with Iraq and cut off that route, and then Islamist rebels captured the capital Damascus.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan expressed support for a close dialogue with the leader of the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham group, Ahmed al-Sharaa. Erdogan stressed that Türkiye insists on protecting the territorial integrity and unity of Syria in all circumstances.

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