The UN Safety Council has voted in favour of a US decision to carry sanctions on Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa forward of his White Home go to subsequent week.
Sharaa was named transitional president after main a insurgent offensive that ousted Bashar al-Assad in December 2024, ending 13 years of civil conflict.
Washington’s ambassador to the UN Mike Waltz stated the UN had despatched a “sturdy political sign” that recognised Syria was in a “new period” since Assad was deposed.
Sharaa was below UN sanctions because the chief of the Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), which was previously linked to al-Qaeda. The US eliminated HTS from an inventory of international terror teams in July.
The UN additionally eliminated sanctions on Syrian Inside Minister Anas Khattab.
Syria’s international minister welcomed the elimination of the sanctions, posting on social media: “Syria expresses its appreciation to the US and to pleasant nations for his or her assist of Syria and its individuals.”
Sharaa’s White Home go to on Monday comes after US President Donald Trump stated the Syrian chief had made “good progress” in direction of bringing peace to the war-torn nation.
The pair met for the primary time in Might, when Trump visited Riyadh on a tour of the Center East.
After that assembly, the US president described Sharaa as a “powerful man” with a “very sturdy previous”.
His Islamist group HTS was al-Qaeda’s affiliate in Syria till he severed ties in 2016.
Monday’s go to won’t be Sharaa’s first journey to the US this 12 months. In September, he grew to become the primary Syrian chief to handle the UN Common Meeting in New York in virtually 60 years.
In his speech, he stated Syria was “reclaiming its rightful place among the many nations of the world” and expressed solidarity with the individuals of Gaza.
