Italy’s foreign minister says coordination key to achieving stability in Syria
Antonio Tajani welcomes Quint group partners in Italy ahead of trip to Damascus

ANKARA
Italy’s foreign minister said Thursday that coordination between partners is a “strategic” element to achieve peace and stability in Syria.
Antonio Tajani made the remarks after holding a meeting of the Quint group in Italy ahead of his trip to the Syrian capital Damascus.
It was attended by European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas.
“I welcomed #Quint partners…to take stock of latest developments in Syria before leaving for Damascus,” he wrote on X.
The Quint is an informal decision-making group consisting of the US, France, Germany, Italy and the UK.
The Syrian people should be able to “hope for a future of peace, stability and prosperity,” Tajani said, adding “coordination and cohesion between our diplomacies are strategic elements to achieve this common goal.”
Bashar al-Assad, Syria's leader for nearly 25 years, fled to Russia after anti-regime groups took control of Damascus on Dec. 8, ending the Baath Party's decades-long regime.
The takeover came after Hayat Tahrir al-Sham fighters captured key cities in a lightning offensive that lasted less than two weeks.
A new administration led by Ahmed al-Sharaa has now taken control of the country.
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