New Syrian rulers open national dialogue conference
Syria's interim president Ahmad al-Sharaa (right) leaves the podium after speaking during Syria's national dialogue conference at the People’s Palace in Damascus, Syria, February 25, 2025
SYRIA’S new Islamist rulers opened a long-awaited national dialogue conference today, calling it a “rare historical opportunity” to rebuild the country.
About 600 representatives from across Syria gathered in Damascus, hosted by the new authorities led by former insurgent group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) that spearheaded the lightning offensive that ousted former president Bashar al-Assad in early December.
“Just as Syria has liberated itself by itself, it is appropriate for it to build itself by itself,” interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa told the conference.
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