The EU and Turkey are to establish diplomatic contacts with Syria's new rulers, amid Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's bullish demands for European perks.
European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen announced the EU's diplomatic outreach to Syrian rebel chief Ahmed al-Sharaa and his group, the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), in Ankara on Tuesd...
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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.