HTS leader met visiting UN envoy
DAMASCUS
U.N. Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen met Sunday with the leader of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), Ahmed al-Sharaa, to discuss recent developments in Syria.
Pedersen visited Damascus for the first time since the fall of the Bashar Assad regime to meet with al-Sharaa, according to information from Syrian government sources.
During the meeting, al-Sharaa emphasized the need to update and align UN Security Council Resolution 2254 with the current realities of the situation in Syria.
He highlighted the necessity of quick and effective cooperation to address the issues facing Syrians.
Al-Sharaa called for a focus on Syria’s territorial integrity, reconstruction and economic development.
He also raised "the importance of providing a safe environment for the return of refugees and providing economic and political support for this", said the statement.
Earlier Sunday, Pedersen urged a "political process... that is inclusive of all Syrians.
"That process obviously needs to be led by the Syrians themselves" with "help and assistance" from the rest of the world, he said.
