Syria has regained an active role in shaping United Nations resolutions and reaffirmed its commitment to its national principles, Syria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Ibrahim Olabi, said on Monday.
In a video interview with Syria’s state television, Olabi said Damascus has “returned to its natural place in the international community as a founding member of the UN with an influential and independent voice,” noting that an increasing number of countries are coordinating and consulting with Syria on international issues.
He said recent months have seen “growing openness” toward Syria at the UN, with Damascus now participating in drafting resolutions rather than merely receiving them. Olabi added that both Eastern and Western states now seek Syria’s support or cooperation, reflecting its expanding diplomatic weight.
Referring to a UN General Assembly resolution adopted Sunday with more than 150 votes in favor, Olabi said the decision praised Syria’s efforts in addressing the chemical weapons file and acknowledged its transparent cooperation with international organizations. “We are no longer subject to resolutions imposed on us,” he said. “We are now among those who draft and sponsor them.”
The ambassador reaffirmed Syria’s firm position that the Syrian Occupied Golan remains non-negotiable Syrian territory, stressing that Damascus upholds the 1974 Disengagement Agreement as the basis for any regional security discussions.
Olabi said Syria’s renewed diplomatic outreach does not mean compromising on its national rights and that Damascus continues to raise the issue of Israeli occupation at the UN to highlight Israel’s violations threatening regional stability.
He also noted international appreciation of Syria’s handling of the situation in southern Syria, including in Sweida, where the government has allowed the International Committee to conduct field assessments in line with its commitments.
Olabi added that President Ahmad al-Sharaa’ s upcoming visit to Washington and his planned meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House mark a new phase of Syria’s international presence. The visit follows al-Sharaa’s participation in the UN General Assembly in New York in September.
“The new phase of Syrian diplomacy is built on transparency, realism, and respect,” Olabi said, adding that Damascus has fulfilled its international obligations on issues such as counter-narcotics and cooperation with UN and Red Cross committees. “Syria today is a sovereign state with an independent voice, trusted by the international community and confident in its right to make its own decisions.”
Amer Dhawa
