Brussels: Ribal Al-Assad discusses democratic reform in Syria with senior Estonian member of EU Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee
Ribal Al-Assad, Director of the ODFS, this week met with Mr Tunne Kelam MEP, Member of the European Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee. He was a leading campaigner against communism and helped to lead Estonia to independence and freedom. They had a comprehensive discussion about ending the repression in Syria and bringing peaceful democratic reform. The […]
Brussels: Ribal Al-Assad discusses democratic reform in Syria with member of EU Parliament’s Iran Delegation
Ribal Al-Assad, Director of the ODFS, this week met with Mr Alexander Alvaro MEP, Member of the European Parliament’s Delegation for Relations with Iran. 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 […]
Ribal Al-Assad discusses Syria with Labour’s European Spokesperson on Foreign Affairs
Ribal Al-Assad, the Director of the ODFS, this week had a meeting with Richard Howitt, Labour Member of the European Parliament, in the House of Commons. In the European Parliament, Mr Howitt is Vice Chair of the Human Rights Sub Committee, a member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence […]
Ribal Al-Assad welcomes UK Government’s support for democratic reform in Syria
Wednesday 8 June 2011 Ribal Al-Assad, the Director of the ODFS, briefly met with Britain’s Foreign Secretary William Hague MP at an event in London. Commenting on the meeting, Ribal, said: “I was delighted and honoured to meet Foreign Secretary William Hague. We had an excellent discussion about the role the UK can play in […]
Berlin: Ribal Al-Assad calls on the UN to censure the Syrian regime for its violent repression in forum with former world leaders
The respected Berlin based Institute for Cultural Diplomacy, today invited Ribal Al-Assad, the Director of the ODFS, to join a panel discussion on “The Future of the United Nations in a Globalized World: Revision and Reform,” at the International Symposium on Cultural Diplomacy 2011 in Berlin. Speaking to a distinguished audience of former world leaders, […]
Ribal Al-Assad discusses the prospects of peaceful transitional democratic reform in Syria with Conservative MP James Wharton
Ribal Al-Assad, the Director of the ODFS, this week had a meeting with Conservative MP, James Wharton, in the House of Commons. They had a wide ranging discussion about Syria and the Middle East. Commenting on the meeting, Ribal said, “I was honoured and delighted to meet James. We had an excellent discussion on the […]
