Group of Seven leaders are willing to support a new Syrian government if the transition process respects minorities, while Qatar has become one of the first nations to establish communication with the rebels that toppled President Bashar al-Assad.

Qatari diplomats spoke with Syria's leading rebel faction, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, on Monday, an official briefed on the developments told Reuters, as regional states race to open contact with the group after its rapid offensive toppled Bashar al-Assad.

Follow the latest on Syria Qatari diplomats have established a channel of communication with Hayat Tahrir Al Sham (HTS) to lead international discussions with the militant group that led factions in the offensive to topple Bashar Al Assad's regime in Syria.