
Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shibani, appointed by the country's new rulers, arrives in Doha
Syria's new Islamist rulers urge US to lift sanctions during visit to Doha
Reuters: DOHA (Reuters) - Syria's new Islamist rulers said on Sunday that U.S. sanctions on Syria were an obstacle to the war-torn country's rapid recovery and urged Washington to lift them during a visit by Syrian officials to Qatar.
"These sanctions constitute a barrier and an obstacle to the rapid recovery and development of the Syrian people who await services and partnerships from other countries," Syria's Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shibani told reporters after meeting with Qatar's Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, who also serves as foreign minister.
"We reiterate our calls for the United States to lift these sanctions, which have now become against the Syrian people rather than what they previously were: imposed sanctions on the Assad regime," he said.
Shibani, on his second foreign trip less than a month after former President Bashar al-Assad was ousted by rebels on Dec. 8, said that Qatar will be a partner in the new phase in Syria.
Doha had not normalised ties with Assad over his government's violent response to 2011 protests and backed the Syrian opposition instead.
Shibani, who was joined by Syrian Defence Minister Murhaf Abu Qasra and Head of Intelligence Anas Khattab, met with other senior Qatari officials including Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Mohammed Al-Khulaifi, a Qatari official told Reuters earlier.
Shibani presented the Qataris a clear roadmap for the near future in Syria and steps that would be taken by the new Syrian administration, Al-Khulaifi told reporters after the meeting.
"We are working together to prevent any foreign interference in Syrian affairs," Al-Khulaifi added.
Shibani said the roadmap is meant to "rebuild our country, restore its Arab and foreign relations, enable the Syrian people to obtain their civil and basic rights, and present a government that the Syrian people feel it represents them and all their components."
He is expected to also visit the United Arab Emirates and Jordan this week to "support stability, security, economic recovery and build distinguished partnerships," according to his account on X.
Shibani embarked on his first foreign trip to Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, less than a month since former President Bashar al-Assad was ousted by rebels on Dec. 8, where Saudi officials discussed how best to support Syria's political transition.
In World
-
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky examined a once-classified map of his country's vast rare earth metal deposits in an interview with Reuters on Friday, signaling an attempt to appeal to former U.S. President Donald Trump's deal-making instincts.
-
Former President Donald J. Trump has reportedly held a phone conversation with Russian President Vladimir V. Putin regarding a possible end to the war in Ukraine, according to a report by the New York Post. The report, which did not specify the timing of the call or whether it was acknowledged by Russian sources, adds another layer of intrigue to Trump's often ambiguous stance on the conflict.
-
The courts are slamming the brakes on some of President Donald Trump's efforts to quickly trim and transform the federal government.
-
A Space X test flight went spectacularly wrong last month when the Starship craft exploded in the skies above the Caribbean. The explosion littered the sky with debris and looked fresh from a Michael Bay film, but the fallout has been less glamorous for the residents of one tropical island nation who have been left clearing up the space junk that now litters their beaches.
Jurnalistlər niyə həbs olunur? – Ərəstun Oruclu ilə gündəm müzakirəsi Çətin sualda
News Line
-
- Economics,
- 15:08
- 282
Leave a review