Syria calls for Israeli withdrawal during UN chief’s landmark visit
Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani called for Israel’s immediate and unconditional withdrawal from Syria during talks held as UN Secretary-General António Guterres made the first official visit to the country by a UN chief in 17 years.
Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani called for Israel to withdraw immediately and unconditionally from Syrian territory during a meeting connected to UN Secretary-General António Guterres’s visit on July 25, 2026.
Guterres’s trip was the first official visit to Syria by a UN secretary-general in 17 years. His schedule included a meeting with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, who had remained under UN Security Council sanctions until 2025.
The withdrawal demand placed the Syria-Israel dispute on the agenda of a diplomatically significant UN visit. No agreement or change in military positions was reported in the stored source items.
