Syria’s foreign minister raises new flag at UN headquarters

UN raises new Syria flag at its headquarters in New York

Waving of new Syrian flag 'is the crowning of our people's victory,' says Foreign Minister al-Shaibani - Anadolu Ajansı

Syria FN raises new flag at UN headquarters

Syria's foreign minister on Friday raised his country's new flag at UN headquarters in New York, hailing the move as a "proclamation of a new existence" after the fall of Bashar al-Assad. Asaad al-Shaibani raised the three-starred flag, officially adopted after Assad's December ouster, and later spoke to the Security Council, where he urged a lifting of international sanctions and for Israel to be pressured to leave Syrian territory. "This flag …

In his first address to the headquarters of the United Nations (UN) in New York, Assaad al-Chaibani stated: “We have repeatedly announced our commitment that Syria will not pose any threat to any of the neighbouring countries or to any country in the world, including Israel.” However, Assaad al-Chaibani said that since the overthrow of Al-Assad, Israel has carried out air strikes and ground raids with the aim of keeping Syrian forces away from i…

Syria’s foreign minister raises new flag at UN headquarters

Mr Asaad al-Shaibani raised the three-star flag officially adopted by Syria after the December ouster of Bashar al-Assad. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The minister called for the lifting of sanctions, which he said hampered the return of refugees and the reconstruction of the country, and called the new flag a symbol of the victory of the Syrian people.

The head of Syrian diplomacy today called on the UN Security Council to "put pressure" on Israel to withdraw from his country, during his first...More...