BEIRUT: The European Union (EU) is moving toward engaging in discussions with the government of Bashar Assad’s regime, Elmar Brok, the EU chairman of foreign affairs, said on Wednesday (Wednesday in Manila).

Brok, who is currently on an official visit to Lebanon, also said he hoped officials would foster a climate of political unity in the country, hinting that the party’s military wing could be removed from the EU’s terror list in the future.

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