FILE PHOTO: Saudi Arabia Minister of State Ibrahim Abdulaziz Al-Assaf is seen at the G20 summit in Hamburg, Germany July 7, 2017. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay
March 29, 2019
DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister said on Friday a unified Syrian opposition should emerge before the start of any dialogue with the Syrian government.
Ibrahim al-Assaf, speaking at an Arab League gathering in Tunisia, said the kingdom supported Syria’s territorial integrity and a political solution based on dialogue between the opposition and government.
He reiterated Saudi Arabia’s condemnation of the United States recognition of Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights.
(Reporting by Maher Chmaytelli; Writing by Ghaida Ghantous; Editing by Raissa Kasolowsky)
