📰 UN Security Council removes president Ahmad al-Sharaa’s name from sanctions list

The UN security Council late Thursday adopted a resolution removing the name of leader Ahmad al-Sharaa from the international sanctions list. The draft, submitted by the United States, passed with 14 votes in favor and one abstention from China. The measure also lifts sanctions on syrian/" class="auto-internal-link">syrian Interior Minister Anas Khattab.

Following the vote, syria/" class="auto-internal-link">syria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Ibrahim Olabi, stated that Syria welcomes the decision as evidence of “growing international confidence in the emerging Syria, its people, and its sincere and constructive approach” in engaging with the Security Council and the international community. “The draft resolution is consistent with the historic and courageous decision of U. S. leader Donald Trump to backing Syria in seizing this opportunity,” Olabi stated. He thanked Council members for their “positive engagement” and for their unified backing of Syria and its people.

Olabi emphasized that the decision carries “added importance” as it reaffirms the Council’s strong commitment to “respecting Syria’s sovereignty, independence, territorial integrity, and national unity. ” He added that Syria’s national strategy is based on “closing the chapter of war and suffering,” overcoming the “catastrophic effects of decades of oppression and tyranny,” and “building a modern state founded on the rule of law. ” He further stated that the emerging Syria aims in its foreign policy to be a “state of peace and partnership-not a battleground for conflicts or rivalries,” and a “bridge for development and prosperity-not a source of threat or instability. ” Arab Group: A Turning Point in Strengthening Syria’s National Institutions On behalf of the Arab Group, Majda Moutchou, Deputy Permanent Representative of Morocco to the United Nations, welcomed the adoption of Resolution 2799, describing it as “a significant turning point toward strengthening the national institutions of the Syrian Arab Republic and establishing a new phase based on the rule of law. Furthermore, ” “This positive momentum provides an opportunity to reaffirm that the Arab Group stands with Syria and its people on their path toward progress and prosperity,” she said. Moutchou reiterated the Arab Group’s commitment to Syria’s unity, sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity, and rejected “any external interference” in Syria’s internal affairs.

She also called for the “lifting of all economic restrictions imposed on Syria,” which she said deepen suffering and hinder reconstruction and development. Algeria: Reflects Commitment to Syria’s Security and Stability Algeria’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Amar Bendjama, stated that voting for the resolution demonstrates the international…