Lebanon Seeks ‘Good Relations’ with New Syrian Leadership
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Alaina - . December 26, 2024
- . Update: December 26, 2024 8:08 pm
The new government of Syria has received the support of its neighbor, Lebanon, which wants to maintain a good relations with it. The information was delivered over a phone conversation between Lebanese Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib and his Syrian counterpart Asaad Hassan Al-Shibani, which signaled the first diplomatic dialogue between Lebanon and Syria in view of the latest shift to a new leadership in Syria.
The diplomatic overture is timely after the recent ouster of Syrian President Bashar Assad whose power was backed by Iran’s Hezbollah-backed Lebanon. The militant group had been instrumental in supporting Assad’s regime through multiple years of civil war before transferring its operations back to Lebanon for its sectarian-warfare with Israel. This strategic change along with increasing pressure from opposition to Assad resulting in the capture of Syrian capital Damascus by Islamist militants on December 8 due to the cut off of important supply lines on the border between Iraq and Syria.
Current leader of Syria Ahmed Al-Sharaa is now interested in mending the relations with Arab and Western countries, which can be the sign of changing the balance of power in the region. This change is a turning point in the political situation in Syria and can change the relations within the Middle East system.
