{"id":49977,"date":"2024-12-17T02:06:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-17T02:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gulftimes.ae\/uk-diplomats-meet-rebel-leader-in-damascus\/"},"modified":"2024-12-17T02:06:00","modified_gmt":"2024-12-17T02:06:00","slug":"uk-diplomats-meet-rebel-leader-in-damascus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gulftimes.ae\/?p=49977","title":{"rendered":"UK diplomats meet rebel leader in Damascus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Monday&#8217;s talks with the British diplomats come after Foreign Secretary David Lammy revealed the government had established &#8220;diplomatic contact&#8221; with HTS, which the UK considers to be a terrorist organisation. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Speaking about his hopes for Syria&#8217;s new leaders, Lammy said: &#8220;We want to see a representative government, an inclusive government. 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