🔗 Share this article United Nations Ends Sanctions on Syrian President Before White House Visit United Nations Security Council members gave the green light to an American proposal to lift sanctions on President Ahmed al-Sharaa of Syria prior to his presidential meeting the coming week. Sharaa was named interim leader subsequent to commanding a revolutionary movement that ousted Bashar al-Assad in the final month of 2024, bringing to a close 13 years of domestic strife. Washington's ambassador Mike Waltz at the United Nations declared the global body transmitted "a strong political signal" that recognised Syria was in "a fresh chapter" after Assad's removal. Sharaa was under global penalties as the leader of the religious organization the HTS movement, previously associated with the extremist organization. America delisted the group from its registry of foreign terror groups this past July. More Penalties Removed Furthermore, global sanctions were ended on penalties against the Syrian interior official Minister Anas Khattab. The nation's top diplomat applauded the lifting of the sanctions, posting on social media: "The nation shows its gratitude toward America and supportive states for backing the Syrian nation and citizens." Upcoming White House Meeting President Sharaa's presidential meeting on Monday comes after American leader Donald Trump stated the Middle Eastern president demonstrated "substantial headway" working toward stability to the conflict-ravaged nation. Subsequent to their talks, Trump remarked the Syrian leader had "a legitimate chance to unify the country". The pair met on their first occasion in May, when Trump visited Riyadh while traveling through the region. Subsequent to that discussion, the US president described him as a "resilient figure" possessing a "powerful background". His Islamist group HTS was al-Qaeda's affiliate within Syria until he severed ties back in 2016. Previous US Visit Monday's visit is not his initial visit to America this year. In September, he became the initial Syrian president to speak before the global assembly in New York in almost 60 years. In his speech, he declared the nation was "restoring its proper position across international circles" while showing support toward Gaza's residents. The Middle Eastern president speaks before global body on historic occasion following approximately sixty years The presidential discussion with the Syrian leader, previously unimaginable, elevates national expectations