{"id":122989,"date":"2025-01-23T15:36:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-23T12:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/122989\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","slug":"belarus-top-diplomat-meets-syrias-de-facto-leader","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/122989\/","title":{"rendered":"Belarus&#8217; top diplomat meets Syria&#8217;s de facto leader"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"635\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/ryzhenkov_siria_mid.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/ryzhenkov_siria_mid.jpg 960w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/ryzhenkov_siria_mid-354x234.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/ryzhenkov_siria_mid-734x486.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/ryzhenkov_siria_mid-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/ryzhenkov_siria_mid-768x508.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(mfa.gov.by)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>January 23, <em>Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> Belarusian Foreign Minister Maksim Ry\u017eanko\u016d has met with Syria&#8217;s de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa and Anas Khattab, current head of Syrian intelligence, in Damascus to discuss bilateral ties and regional politics, <em>sana.sy<\/em> reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Belarusian delegation is visiting Syria a few weeks after Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka expressed regret about the ouster of Bashar Assad by the rebels led by al-Sharaa. \u0141uka\u0161enka supported Assad throughout the Syrian civil war, which has been ongoing since 2011.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ry\u017eanko\u016d confirmed Minsk&#8217;s readiness to continue humanitarian programs for the rehabilitation of Syrian children and presented gift certificates for 50 MAZ buses to al-Sharaa, according to the Belarusian foreign ministry&#8217;s unofficial Telegram channel. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The diplomat also expressed Belarus&#8217; support for Syria&#8217;s sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity within the internationally recognized borders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/lukashenko_asad_damask_1128_200312_president-gov-by-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/lukashenko_asad_damask_1128_200312_president-gov-by-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/lukashenko_asad_damask_1128_200312_president-gov-by-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/lukashenko_asad_damask_1128_200312_president-gov-by-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/lukashenko_asad_damask_1128_200312_president-gov-by-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/lukashenko_asad_damask_1128_200312_president-gov-by.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Security<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">Security<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">\u0141uka\u0161enka: Assad is a doctor, not dictator<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">December 10, Pozirk. Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka has expressed regret about the ouster of Bashar Assad in Syria, claiming that he was &quot;not a dictator at all.&quot; &quot;He treated people as a doctor,&quot; he said today during his trip to Barysa\u016d, Minsk &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/117627\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read the article<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>January 23, Pozirk. Belarusian Foreign Minister Maksim Ry\u017eanko\u016d has met with Syria&#8217;s de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa and Anas Khattab, current head of Syrian intelligence, in Damascus to discuss bilateral ties and regional politics, sana.sy reports. Belarusian delegation is visiting Syria a few weeks after Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka expressed regret about the ouster of Bashar Assad [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":122978,"template":"","rubric":[16],"class_list":["post-122989","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-politics"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Belarus&#039; top diplomat meets Syria&#039;s de facto leader | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"January 23, Pozirk. 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