Top diplomats discuss Syria’s transition after Assad deposed

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has wrapped up another tour of the area in Aqaba (Pool via AP)

Top diplomats from the United States, the Arab League and Turkey are meeting in Jordan to discuss plans and goals to assist Syria’s transition from the deposed government of Bashar Assad.

Some 12 foreign ministers and senior officials from the European Union and United Nations gathered in the Jordanian port city of Aqaba to try to forge consensus on what the new leadership in Syria should prioritise.