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SHOCKING: France s support for syrian transition hinges on respect for minority rights - What They Never Told You

France's outgoing Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Noel Barrot, who has said that French support for Syria's political transition depends on respecting minority rights and keeping extremism and terrorism at bay. © Amanuel SileshiAFP

France will support Syria's political transition following the fall of Bashar al-Assad, but only if the rights of minorities are respected, outgoing foreign minister Jean-Noel Barrot said Monday, insisting that everything must be done to avoid extremism.

The fall of Bashar-al-Assad, “one of the worst dictators of our time” is “good news for freedom”, Jean-Noel Barrot told France Info radio Monday.

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