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The Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom, David Lammy, stated that the British government has had "diplomatic contacts" with the Syrian rebel group that overthrew the regime of Bashar Al Assad.
Lammy said Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) remains a banned terrorist organization but the UK "can have diplomatic contact and so we have diplomatic contact, as you would expect".
"We want to see a representative government, an inclusive government. We want to see stockpiles of chemical weapons secured and not used, and we want to ensure that there is no continued violence. For all these reasons, using all the channels at our disposal, and they are diplomatic and of course intelligence-led channels, we seek to deal with HTS where it is necessary," said Lammy.
His American counterpart Antony Blinken said the US had had "direct contact" with the HTS rebels who now control Syria. Both the UK and the US have a vested interest in what happens next in Syria.
The UK closed its embassy in Damascus in 2013, two years after the Arab Spring protests began to be brutally suppressed by the Assad regime.
Asked whether HTS could be removed from the UK's list of banned terrorist groups, the foreign secretary said the rebel group remains a banned organization that emerged from al-Qaeda.
"Al-Qaeda is responsible for an extraordinary loss of life on British soil," Lammy said, adding that we will judge them (HTS) for their actions.
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