{"id":2931,"date":"2025-09-25T05:37:21","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T05:37:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/2025\/09\/25\/ukraine-syria-restore-diplomatic-ties-after-breakdown-during-assad-regime\/"},"modified":"2025-09-25T05:37:21","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T05:37:21","slug":"ukraine-syria-restore-diplomatic-ties-after-breakdown-during-assad-regime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/2025\/09\/25\/ukraine-syria-restore-diplomatic-ties-after-breakdown-during-assad-regime\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine, Syria restore diplomatic ties after breakdown during Assad regime"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><em>Ukraine\u2019s Zelenskyy and Syria\u2019s President Ahmed al-Sharaa discuss cooperation and mutual respect as Ukraine and Syria rebuild diplomatic relations.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>Ukraine and Syria have formally restored diplomatic relations as their leaders met on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said following his meeting with Syrian interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa.<\/p>\n<p>Syria\u2019s Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani, along with an accompanying delegation, also attended the meeting on Wednesday in New York, the Syrian Foreign Ministry said in a brief statement.<\/p>\n<section>\n<h2>Recommended Stories <\/h2>\n<p><span>list of 3 items<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>list 1 of 3<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2025\/9\/24\/russia-a-paper-tiger-how-trump-changed-his-position-on-ukraine-nato\">Russia a \u2018paper tiger\u2019: How Trump changed his position on Ukraine, NATO<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span>list 2 of 3<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/video\/inside-story\/2025\/9\/24\/how-important-is-this-years-unga-for-world-leaders-and-the-un\">How important is this year\u2019s UNGA for world leaders and the UN?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span>list 3 of 3<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2025\/9\/24\/ukraine-is-only-first-zelenskyy-warns-against-putins-expansionist-goals\">\u2018Ukraine is only first\u2019: Zelenskyy warns against Putin\u2019s expansionist goals<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span>end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>Ukraine broke off relations with Syria in 2022 after the government of the country\u2019s former ruler, Bashar al-Assad, moved to recognise the \u201cindependence\u201d of the Russian-backed breakaway republics of Donetsk and Luhansk in eastern Ukraine. Shortly after, Syria announced it would <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2022\/7\/20\/syria-formally-breaks-diplomatic-ties-with-ukraine\">break ties with Kyiv.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Zelenskyy said Ukraine and Syria signed a communique on the restoration of their diplomatic relations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe welcome this important step and are ready to support the Syrian people on their path to stability,\u201d the Ukrainian leader wrote on X.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDuring our negotiations with the President of Syria Ahmed al-Sharaa, we also discussed in detail promising sectors for developing cooperation, security threats faced by both countries, and the importance of countering them,\u201d Zelenskyy said.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Today, Ukraine and Syria signed a Joint Communiqu\u00e9 on the restoration of diplomatic relations. We welcome this important step and are ready to support the Syrian people on their path to stability.<\/p>\n<p>During our negotiations with President of Syria Ahmed al-Sharaa, we also discussed\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HBXsoaRob8\">pic.twitter.com\/HBXsoaRob8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Volodymyr Zelenskyy \/ \u0412\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0434\u0438\u043c\u0438\u0440 \u0417\u0435\u043b\u0435\u043d\u0441\u044c\u043a\u0438\u0439 (@ZelenskyyUa) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ZelenskyyUa\/status\/1970958040623968283?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 24, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Ukrainian leader said the two sides agreed to build \u201cour relations on the basis of mutual respect and trust\u201d.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"65\" data-end=\"298\">Al-Sharaa arrived in New York on Sunday with a delegation of ministers to join the annual UN General Assembly, marking Syria\u2019s first participation in the event at the presidential level in nearly 60 years.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"65\" data-end=\"298\">Damascus had boycotted the gathering after the 1967 Arab-Israeli war, when Israel occupied the Golan Heights in southwest Syria.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"65\" data-end=\"298\">President Nureddin al-Atassi was the last Syrian head of state to attend the UN summit, holding office from 1966 to 1970.<\/p>\n<p>In January, al-Sharaa assumed power in Damascus after the opposition forces he led overthrew President al-Assad\u2019s regime, bringing an end to the Assad family\u2019s five-decade rule over Syria.<\/p>\n<p>In his debut speech at the UNGA earlier on Wednesday, al-Sharaa called for the lifting of international sanctions on his war-torn nation.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"217\" data-end=\"409\">Al-Sharaa highlighted the reform measures introduced in the months since he took power, including the creation of new institutions, plans for elections and efforts to attract foreign investment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ukraine\u2019s Zelenskyy and Syria\u2019s President Ahmed al-Sharaa discuss cooperation and mutual respect as Ukraine and Syria rebuild diplomatic relations. Ukraine and Syria have formally restored diplomatic relations as their leaders met on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said following his meeting with Syrian interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa. 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