Blinken seeks to avert Syria turmoil with Europeans on final trip

Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani, speaking to reporters as the talks opened, said Western powers were seeking a "stable and united Syria" a month after Islamist-led rebels toppled longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad.

In Rome, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (3rd-L) poses with his European counterparts ahead of a meeting on bringing stability to Syria, on January 9, 2025. (AFP)