Sebastian Usher

I accept today's result with a heavy heart.

I accept today's result with a heavy heart.

The one other kind of interesting thing that he said there was that the U.S. has been in touch with HTS now, the main rebel group, direct contact, he said. Now, that's interesting because the U.S., as several other countries, still designates it as a terrorist organization. But he also said...

The one other kind of interesting thing that he said there was that the U.S. has been in touch with HTS now, the main rebel group, direct contact, he said. Now, that's interesting because the U.S., as several other countries, still designates it as a terrorist organization. But he also said...

that the US had set out its principles, the ones we're talking about, the ones they talked about again today in Jordan to HTS, to say, you know, this is what we believe is the way forward. Powers both inside Syria and outside are trying as hard as they can to ensure that there is a smoother transition of power as possible. I mean, this is going to be difficult.

that the US had set out its principles, the ones we're talking about, the ones they talked about again today in Jordan to HTS, to say, you know, this is what we believe is the way forward. Powers both inside Syria and outside are trying as hard as they can to ensure that there is a smoother transition of power as possible. I mean, this is going to be difficult.

And so the word that they were saying, I mean, I think the key word is chaos. And they talked about that, that they don't want Syria to slip into chaos, understandably. And that we were hearing from some of the foreign ministers that they believe that that means that remnants of the Assad regime officials need to take part in the government.

And so the word that they were saying, I mean, I think the key word is chaos. And they talked about that, that they don't want Syria to slip into chaos, understandably. And that we were hearing from some of the foreign ministers that they believe that that means that remnants of the Assad regime officials need to take part in the government.

It can't just be stripped away as we saw in Iraq, as I guess we saw in Libya. I mean, the Iraqi foreign minister mentioned Libya, said we do not want to see another Libya in the region. So I think that's a huge concern. There were eight Arab countries there, including Saudi Arabia, including the UAE.

It can't just be stripped away as we saw in Iraq, as I guess we saw in Libya. I mean, the Iraqi foreign minister mentioned Libya, said we do not want to see another Libya in the region. So I think that's a huge concern. There were eight Arab countries there, including Saudi Arabia, including the UAE.

And, I mean, the other message, which, again, we've been hearing again and again, is that this government needs to be representative of all Syrians. That means all the ethnic groups, all the different political groups. And, of course, there's still a big question mark over that. And we've been hearing from HTS that same message coming time and time again.

And, I mean, the other message, which, again, we've been hearing again and again, is that this government needs to be representative of all Syrians. That means all the ethnic groups, all the different political groups. And, of course, there's still a big question mark over that. And we've been hearing from HTS that same message coming time and time again.

Some people are suspicious because of its past, but others just wonder if... in the circumstances which they're now trying to deal with, whether it's possible to navigate towards that kind of smooth transition, if it's possible to live up to those promises, even if the groups involved genuinely believe in them and genuinely want to work towards them.

Some people are suspicious because of its past, but others just wonder if... in the circumstances which they're now trying to deal with, whether it's possible to navigate towards that kind of smooth transition, if it's possible to live up to those promises, even if the groups involved genuinely believe in them and genuinely want to work towards them.