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date	06/02/2015
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Syria
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government which entity they recognise as the legitimate government of Syria.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL4738
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2015 answer text <p>The British Government recognises nation states and not governments. While the UK does not recognise the National Coalition of Syrian Revolution and Opposition Forces as the Syrian government, the UK does recognise the Syrian National Coalition as the sole legitimate representative of the Syrian people.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 12/02/2015 14:40:30 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

178351

registered interest
date	06/02/2015
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Syria
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what contacts they maintain with opposition groups in Syria.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL4739
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2015 answer text <p>We maintain very regular contact with moderate Syrian opposition groups, including those in Syria largely through the Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s Syria Overseas Network and the UK Special Representative for Syria. We support the National Coalition of Syrian Revolution and Opposition Forces both politically and practically in their efforts to promote a democratic and pluralistic vision of Syria free from both Assad’s brutality and extremism. We also support a range of civilian actors including Civil Defence Teams, Police and Local Councils providing essential services in Syria in areas no longer under the control of the Assad regime. We plan to make a significant contribution to the US train and equip programme to help the Syrian moderate armed opposition counter the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 12/02/2015 14:16:18 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

178352

registered interest
date	06/02/2015
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Syria
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they last had contact with the Assad regime in Syria.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL4740
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2015 answer text <p>Since the closure of our Embassy in Damascus on 1 March 2012 we have only had limited contact with the Assad regime in relation to consular matters.</p><p>In order to provide appropriate support to British Nationals we have had occasional contact with the regime on consular cases where necessary, including one exceptional meeting with the Syrian Consul in Beirut and a call to the Syrian Embassy during 2013. Other consular contact has included letters from Foreign Office Ministers and formal diplomatic notes passed to the Syrian government through our Embassy in Paris. On a day-to-day basis we have an informal agreement with the Czech Embassy who are able to contact Syrian officials on our behalf to convey letters and Note Verbales on consular matters.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 19/02/2015 15:04:18 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey