The final Syrian president to deal with the UN Basic Meeting spoke on the gathering in 1967.
Syria’s President Ahmed al-Sharaa has arrived in New York for the eightieth session of the United Nations Basic Meeting (UNGA), changing into the primary Syrian head of state to attend the annual gathering in virtually six many years.
The final Syrian chief to attend the UNGA was President Nureddin al-Atassi, who dominated earlier than the al-Assad household got here to energy in 1971 and maintained its rule till al-Sharaa toppled Bashar al-Assad’s government in December.
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Al-Sharaa arrived in New York on Sunday, main a big delegation of Syrian officers, in what state media described as a “landmark journey”.
The symbolism of the go to was additionally important as a result of it’s the newest milestone within the normalisation of al-Sharaa and his authorities, who seized energy within the nation in a lightning offensive after spending greater than a decade as a insurgent fighter in northern Syria.
Al-Sharaa had a meeting with United States President Donald Trump in Might, the primary such encounter between a Syrian president and a US president in 25 years, at a summit of the Gulf Cooperation Council, alongside Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. On the assembly, Trump mentioned the US would drop all sanctions on Syria, which he subsequently did, and added that Washington was “exploring normalising relations with Syria’s new authorities”.
Al-Sharaa’s fledgling authorities has been contending with inner strife, notably an eruption of violence within the southern space of Suwayda in June, as properly repeated Israeli attacks and navy incursions into Syrian territory regardless of talks between the 2 nations.
Syria has accused Israel of violating the 1974 Disengagement Settlement that adopted their 1973 conflict, by establishing intelligence amenities and navy posts in demilitarised areas to advance its “expansionist and partition plans”.
In an interview with CBS’s Face the Nation, al-Sharaa mentioned “President Trump took a giant step in direction of Syria by lifting the sanctions with a fast, brave and historic determination.
“He acknowledged that Syria ought to be secure, secure and unified. That is within the best curiosity of all of the international locations on this planet, not simply Syria,” he added, saying he hoped to have one other assembly with Trump whereas within the US.
“We have to focus on an amazing many points and mutual pursuits between Syria and the USA. We should restore relations in a great and direct approach.”
On the finish of June, Trump signed an govt order “terminating” most remaining sanctions on Syria, which was welcomed in Damascus as unlocking “long-awaited reconstruction and improvement” funds.
After arriving within the US, al-Sharaa met members of the Syrian neighborhood.
Syria’s International Minister Asaad al-Shaibani additionally raised the nation’s new flag over the Washington embassy.
في لحظة تاريخية، وزير الخارجية والمغتربين السيد أسعد حسن الشيباني يرفع علم الجمهورية العربية السورية فوق مبنى السفارة السورية في العاصمة الأميركية واشنطن. pic.twitter.com/PWyUEGSIBK
— وزارة الخارجية والمغتربين السورية (@syrianmofaex) September 19, 2025
Translation: In a historic second, the Minister of International Affairs and Expatriates, Mr Asaad Hassan al-Shaibani, raises the flag of the Syrian Arab Republic above the constructing of the Syrian embassy within the US capital, Washington.
