UNITED NATIONS
\nEighteen months after the fall of the long-standing Bashar Al-Assad regime, Pakistan has told the UN Security Council that Syria was making progress and transforming itself towards a better future.
\n\u201cThe wisdom demonstrated by the Syrian leadership in navigating a highly volatile regional environment, while remaining focused on national priorities and recovery, deserve recognition and admiration,\u201d Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad, permanent representative of Pakistan to the UN, said during a debate in the 15-member Council on the situation in Syria.
\nIn broader context, he said, the signing of the Islamabad \u2018Memorandum of Understanding\u2019 and constructive follow-up engagements in Lucerne, Switzerland, over the weekend, have the potential of advancing lasting peace, prosperity and cooperation in the wider region.
\nAccording to UN reports, Syria has undergone major political and social shifts since a popular uprising ousted President Al-Assad in late 2024. The country\u2019s new leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa, has engaged more closely with the international community and promised accountability for past atrocity crimes, while undertaking significant government reforms.
\nIn his remarks, the Pakistani envoy called Israel\u2019s violations of Syrian sovereignty \u2013 namely, its recent military incursions, arbitrary arrests and the destruction of property and livelihoods \u2013 as \u201ccondemnable and destabilizing\u201d and must be brought to an end.
\n\u201cThe new five-year settlement expansion plan in the occupied Syrian Golan is illegal under international law and must be stopped immediately\u201d. Noting the growing cooperation between Syria and the UN, Ambassador Asim Ahmad said the political transition was \u201cequally important\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
UNITED NATIONS Eighteen months after the fall of the long-standing Bashar Al-Assad regime, Pakistan has told the UN Security Council that Syria was making progress and transforming itself towards a better future. \u201cThe wisdom demonstrated by the Syrian leadership in navigating a highly volatile regional environment, while remaining focused on national priorities and recovery, deserve […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":552825,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-552811","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-world"],"yoast_head":"\n