Demanding international parties to lift the unilateral and UN sanctions imposed on Syria
A statement was issued by the presidency of the Riyadh meetings regarding Syria, which stated:
“At the invitation of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, and in continuation of the ministerial meetings hosted by the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan in the city of Aqaba on December 14, 2024, the foreign ministers and representatives of the Kingdom of Bahrain met today, January 12, 2025, in the city of Riyadh. The Arab Republic of Egypt, the French Republic, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Republic of Iraq, the Italian Republic, and the Kingdom. The Hashemite Jordanian Republic, the State of Kuwait, the Lebanese Republic, the Sultanate of Oman, the State of Qatar, the Kingdom of Spain, the Syrian Arab Republic, the Republic of Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the United States of America, the Secretary-General of the League of Arab States, and His Excellency the Representative His Excellency the High Commissioner of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policies, His Excellency the Secretary-General of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf, and the United Nations Special Envoy for Syria.
During the meeting, steps were discussed to support the brotherly Syrian people and provide them with all assistance and support at this important stage in its history, and to help them rebuild Syria as a unified, independent Arab state that is safe for all its citizens, with no place for terrorism, and no violation of its sovereignty or attack on its territorial integrity by any party. The side it was.
The attendees also discussed their support for a Syrian political transitional process in which Syrian political and social forces preserve the rights of all Syrians and with the participation of various components of the Syrian people, and work to address any challenges or sources of concern among the various parties through dialogue and providing support, advice and counsel in a manner that respects Syria’s independence and sovereignty, taking into account The future of Syria is the business of the Syrians, stressing that they stand by the choices of the Syrian people and respect their will.
The attendees also expressed their concern about Israel’s incursion into the buffer zone with Syria and its neighboring sites in Mount Hermon and Quneitra Governorate, stressing the importance of respecting Syria’s unity, sovereignty, and territorial integrity.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia stated that the meeting comes to coordinate efforts to support Syria and seek to lift sanctions on it, welcoming the decision of the United States of America to issue General License 24 regarding exemptions related to sanctions on Syria, calling on international parties to lift the unilateral and international sanctions imposed on Syria, and to begin urgently presenting all aspects Humanitarian and economic support, and in the field of building the capabilities of the Syrian state, which creates the appropriate environment for the return of Syrian refugees, stressing that the continuation of the sanctions imposed on the former Syrian regime will hinder the aspirations of the Syrian people to achieve development, rebuild and achieve Stability, expressing the Kingdom’s appreciation for the countries that announced the provision of humanitarian and development aid to the Syrian people.
He also praised the positive steps taken by the new Syrian administration, in the field of preserving state institutions, adopting the approach of dialogue with the Syrian parties, and its commitment to combating terrorism, and starting a political process that includes the various components of the Syrian people, in a way that ensures achieving stability in Syria and preserving its territorial integrity, and not being… Syria is a source of threat to the security and stability of countries in the region.
He renewed the Kingdom’s condemnation of Israel’s incursion into the buffer zone with Syria and its neighboring sites in Mount Hermon and Quneitra Governorate, expressing the Kingdom’s rejection of this incursion as an occupation and aggression that violates international law and the disengagement agreement concluded between Syria and Israel in 1974, demanding the immediate withdrawal of the Israeli occupation forces from The occupied Syrian territories.”
