UN envoy says supports lifting sanctions on Syria after Assad's fall

UN envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen has called for a quick end of western sanctions on Syria, including those in place against Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS).

"We can hopefully see a quick end to the sanctions so that we can see really a rallying around the building of Syria," he told journalists during his visit to Damascus.

"We need to get the political process underway that is inclusive of all Syrians," Pedersen said. "That process obviously needs to be led by the Syrians themselves."