Question 8877 — foreign policy

Summary

Mr. Eric Liégeon draws the attention of the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs to the situation of Christian communities in Syria. On June 22, 2025, the Mar Elias (Saint Elias) Church, a Greek Orthodox parish in Damascus, was targeted by a terrible suicide attack: at least 25 people were killed and dozens of others injured. This attack, attributed to Daesch, has revived fears around the fate of minorities in Syria post-Assad because it comes a few months after violence committed against the Alawite and Druze communities. Christians in Syria, who are subject to daily pressure from Islamists, are increasingly worried about their security and their future in the country. They are afraid, no longer dare to leave their homes, go to church or send their children to school. They even pay attention to the way they dress fear of reprisals. The question therefore arises of the capacity and will of the new Syrian authorities in place to protect minorities, in particular Christian communities. Ensuring the security of all religious communities is a key element for the peaceful reconstruction of the country. Syrian minorities have high expectations from the West because they fear that Syria will become a new Afghanistan. Consequently, he asks what actions it intends to take to ensure the protection of Christians in Syria in the face of the threats they face and what guarantees it has been able to obtain from the new Syrian government so that the measures necessary for the protection and respect of minorities in Syria are taken as quickly as possible.

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