Arab Foreign Ministers urge support for inclusive, 'peaceful' Syria transition

Top diplomats from eight Arab countries, meeting in Jordan on Saturday, called for a peaceful transition in Syria with UN and Arab League support. In addition to the meeting of Arab foreign ministers, Jordan also hosted US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and senior EU and UN officials for talks on Syria.

In a final statement after the talks in the Jordanian Red Sea port of Aqaba, the foreign ministers of Jordan, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Lebanon, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Qatar said they had agreed to "support a peaceful transition process" in Syria "in which all political and social forces are represented".