{"id":132214,"date":"2025-11-17T15:01:09","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T15:01:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/?p=132214"},"modified":"2025-11-17T15:01:18","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T15:01:18","slug":"syria-denies-intention-to-hand-over-uyghur-fighters-to-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/132214\/","title":{"rendered":"Syria denies intention to hand over Uyghur fighters to China"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press)<\/strong> \u2013 Syria\u2019s Ministry of Foreign Affairs denied on Monday reports claiming that Damascus intends to hand over Uyghur fighters to China, refuting information circulated earlier in the day by international media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ministry responded after Agence France-Presse (AFP) published remarks suggesting the Syrian government planned to transfer fighters of Uyghur origin to Chinese authorities. The report cited an unnamed diplomatic source who claimed the transfer would occur in stages and at Beijing\u2019s request.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A Syrian Foreign Ministry official told the state-run Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) that \u201cthere is no truth to what AFP reported about the government\u2019s intention to hand over fighters to China.\u201d The official provided no additional details regarding the reported discussions or the identities of the individuals referenced in the AFP story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The denial came shortly after Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani met his Chinese counterpart in Beijing on Monday morning. According to official statements released following the meeting, the two sides discussed bilateral relations and China\u2019s willingness to support efforts contributing to Syria\u2019s stability. 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