Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani will be heading to Syria to encourage the transition in the country following the ouster of President Bashar Assad by Islamist insurgents.

Italy’s foreign minister said Thursday that coordination between partners is a “strategic” element to achieve peace and stability in Syria. Antonio Tajani made the remarks after holding a meeting of the Quint group in Italy ahead of his trip to the Syrian capital Damascus.

Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani is travelling to Syria on Friday to encourage the country’s transition following the ouster of President Bashar Assad by Islamist insurgents, and said Europe should review its sanctions on Damascus now that the political situation has changed.

Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani is travelling to Syria on Friday to encourage the transition in the country following the ouster of President Bashar Assad by Islamist insurgents

Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani visits Syria to support its transition post-Assad and urges the EU to reconsider sanctions amid changing political dynamics.

A stable Syria is a common goal a month after the Assad regime fell to Islamist-led rebels, Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani told his Turkish counterpart Hakan Fidan in a phone conversation ahead of a Thursday night summit in Rome of the so-called Quintet - United States,

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken agreed Thursday in talks in Rome with European counterparts on the need to encourage stability in Syria, officials said, as Turkey threatens Kurdish forces in the war-torn country.

Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said he would meet Syrian leader Ahmed Hussein al-Sharaa, also known by his nom de guerre Abu Mohammad al-Julani, on a visit to Damascus Friday where his goal would be to try to work towards achieving Syrian stability.

Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani is visiting Syria to assess its transition post-Assad's ousting by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham. Tajani advocates for reviewing European sanctions on Syria and ensuring minority rights under HTS leadership.

Foreign ministers from Italy, France, Germany, Britain and the United States will meet this week over the situation in Syria, Italy said Tuesday. Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani will preside over the meeting Thursday with his European and US counterparts,

From left, Anne Grillo, Director of the Middle East and North Africa Department at the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Günter Sautter, German Political Director of the Ministry of Foreign

Italy said it is prepared to make proposals on private investments in health care for Syrians, and is seeking to coordinate several post-Assad initiatives.