His remarks got here throughout his participation within the 4th version of the Antalya Diplomacy Discussion board, which started Friday in southern Türkiye.
In Saturday’s statements reported by Syria’s official information company SANA, Sharaa emphasised that Syria’s participation stemmed from “the agency perception of the Syrian Arab Republic that dialogue and diplomacy are the simplest means to resolve disputes and improve peace and stability in our area and the world.”
Sharaa described the discussion board as a “invaluable alternative” to change views with worldwide leaders and officers relating to urgent regional and world challenges.
He additionally harassed the “significance of respecting the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Syrian Arab Republic,” amid ongoing Israeli violations of Syrian territory.
Since Sharaa took workplace following the autumn of the Bashar Assad authorities in December 2024, Israel has carried out a number of strikes inside Syria with none retaliatory threats from Damascus. Israel additionally seized the UN-monitored buffer zone in Syrian territory, citing the necessity to “safe” the occupied Golan Heights.
Israeli air raids on Syria have turn into virtually every day in current months, focusing on Syrian army websites, weapon depots, and infrastructure, leading to civilian casualties and injury to Syrian military gear.
Israel has occupied most of Syria’s Golan Heights since 1967 and has used the current political shift in Syria to broaden its management over previously demilitarized zones, successfully nullifying the 1974 disengagement settlement.
Sharaa additionally prolonged his “thanks and appreciation to (Turkish) President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for his heat hospitality and eager curiosity.”
The three-day Antalya Diplomacy Discussion board, which kicked off on Friday, is held beneath the theme Reclaiming Diplomacy in a Fragmented World, and it brings collectively leaders, diplomats, and policymakers from throughout the globe.
