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Syria president to speak at UN General Assembly: official

Published: 25 Aug 2025 - 01:52 pm | Last Updated: 25 Aug 2025 - 01:53 pm

AFP

Damascus: Syria's interim president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, will speak at the United Nations General Assembly next month, a foreign ministry official told AFP on Monday. Sharaa "will take part in the United Nations General Assembly in New York where he will deliver a speech", the official said, requesting anonymity as they were not authorised to brief the media, adding that he will be the first Syrian president to address the assembly since 1967.