Ribal Al-Assad, Director of the ODFS, this week met with Ms Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck MEP, Liberal Spokesperson on Foreign Affairs in the EU Parliament and Mr Ivo Vajgl MEP, who are both member of the Foreign Affairs Committee.

Ms Neyts-Uyttebroeck is also President of the European Liberal and Reform Party Group in the European Parliament, a member of the Delegation for relations with NATO and a former Belgium Federal Minister. Mr Vajgl is also a former foreign minister of Slovenia.

They had a comprehensive discussion about ending the repression in Syria and bringing peaceful democratic reform. The meeting was a part of a series of meetings that Ribal had with senior members of the European Parliament from across the political spectrum.

Commenting on the meeting, Ribal, said:

“I was delighted and honoured to meet Ms Neyts-Uyttebroeck and Mr Vajgl. We had an excellent discussion about the role the EU can play in helping to end the repression in Syria and in helping to bring freedom and democracy there. We reached a consensus on the next practical steps that should be taken by the EU and I look forward to being a part of that process.”