DAMASCUS: Syrian President Ahmed al Sharaa has departed for the United States, state media reported. State television said Sharaa was en route "to the United States of America to participate in the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York."
He is set to speak at the UN General Assembly in New York, the first Syrian leader to do so since Nureddin al Atassi in 1967. His foreign minister, Asaad al Shaibani, is already in Washington for an official visit. Shaibani's office said he held a series of meetings since his arrival, including with US senators and state department officials. He also met with the US Commission on International Religious Freedom, as the international community presses Syria's new authorities to protect minorities in the multi-confessional country. — AFP
Oman Observer is now on the WhatsApp channel. Click here
