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Security Council representatives voted in favour to an American proposal to lift sanctions on Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa prior to his White House visit the following week.

He was appointed transitional president after leading a revolutionary movement that ousted the former president in winter 2024, concluding 13 years of internal conflict.

America's diplomat Mike Waltz at the United Nations declared the global body transmitted "a powerful diplomatic message" that acknowledged Syria entered "a different period" since Assad was deposed.

Sharaa was under United Nations restrictions as the leader of the Muslim faction the HTS movement, once connected to al-Qaeda. America delisted HTS from a list of foreign terror groups during July.

Additional Sanctions Relief

Furthermore, global sanctions were ended on sanctions on Syrian Interior Minister the interior minister.

The Syrian diplomatic chief welcomed the removal of these restrictions, declaring through digital channels: "Syrian officials convey thanks to the United States and supportive states for assisting the Syrian nation and citizens."

Imminent Washington Talks

The Syrian leader's Washington trip at the start of the week occurs subsequent to US President Donald Trump said the Syrian leader demonstrated "substantial headway" in establishing peace to the previously divided state.

The pair met on their first occasion this past May, when Trump visited Riyadh during a visit to Arab nations.

After that meeting, the US president described the Syrian as a "strong individual" with a "very strong past".

His former militant faction operated as the terrorist network's partner inside the country until he severed ties in 2016.

Earlier American Trip

This week's diplomatic engagement is not his initial visit to the United States during this period. This past fall, he became the first Syrian leader to present to the global assembly at UN headquarters in almost 60 years.

In his speech, he declared the nation was "regaining its deserved status among the nations of the world" and expressed solidarity with the people of Gaza.

• The Middle Eastern president addresses UN General Assembly initially after nearly six decades
• Trump's meeting with President Sharaa, previously unimaginable, boosts Syrians' hopes