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Syrian President Arrives In New York For UN Visit, First In Nearly Six Decades

22/09/2025 12:10 PM

NEW YORK, Sept 22 (Bernama-SANA) --  Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa has arrived in New York for a landmark trip to attend the United Nations General Assembly, the first Syrian head of state to do so since 1967.

Al-Sharaa is leading a high-level delegation that includes several ministers and senior officials, according to Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA).

The visit marks a major diplomatic moment for Damascus as it returns to the UN stage at the head-of-state level for the first time after nearly six decades.

-- BERNAMA-SANA


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