A stylized editorial illustration of historic Damascus, the Umayyad Mosque, and residents walking peacefully.

غُوتِيرِيشُ يَزُورُ دِمَشْقَ وَيَدْعُو إِلَى دَعْمِ سُورِيَا

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وَصَلَ الْأَمِينُ الْعَامُّ لِلْأُمَمِ الْمُتَّحِدَةِ، أَنْطُونْيُو غُوتِيرِيشُ، إِلَى دِمَشْقَ يَوْمَ السَّبْتِ. وَهِيَ أَوَّلُ زِيَارَةٍ لِأَمِينٍ عَامٍّ لِلْمُنَظَّمَةِ مُنْذُ سَبْعَةَ عَشَرَ عَامًا. وَالْتَقَى غُوتِيرِيشُ الرَّئِيسَ السُّورِيَّ أَحْمَدَ الشَّرْعَ، وَوَزِيرَ الْخَارِجِيَّةِ أَسْعَدَ الشَّيْبَانِيَّ.

وَقَالَ غُوتِيرِيشُ إِنَّ الْأُمَمَ الْمُتَّحِدَةَ تَقِفُ مَعَ الشَّعْبِ السُّورِيِّ. وَدَعَا الْمُجْتَمَعَ الدَّوْلِيَّ إِلَى دَعْمِ التَّعَافِي وَإِعَادَةِ الْإِعْمَارِ فِي سُورِيَا. كَمَا دَعَا إِلَى مُسْتَقْبَلٍ آمِنٍ وَمُسْتَقِرٍّ لِجَمِيعِ السُّورِيِّينَ. وَأَكَّدَ أَهَمِّيَّةَ احْتِرَامِ سِيَادَةِ سُورِيَا وَوَحْدَةِ أَرَاضِيهَا. وَزَارَ أَيْضًا مَدِينَةَ دِمَشْقَ الْقَدِيمَةَ وَالْجَامِعَ الْأُمَوِيَّ.

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Guterres Visits Damascus and Calls for Support for Syria

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres arrived in Damascus on Saturday. It was the first visit by a UN secretary-general in seventeen years. Guterres met Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa and Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani.

Guterres said that the United Nations stands with the Syrian people. He called on the international community to support recovery and reconstruction in Syria. He also called for a safe and stable future for all Syrians. He stressed the importance of respecting Syria’s sovereignty and territorial unity. He also visited the Old City of Damascus and the Umayyad Mosque.

Key Vocabulary

Arabic Part of speech English
زِيَارَةٌ noun visit
اِلْتَقَى verb met
دَعَا verb called for; invited
دَعْمٌ noun support
التَّعَافِي noun recovery
إِعَادَةُ الْإِعْمَارِ noun phrase reconstruction
مُسْتَقِرٌّ adjective stable
سِيَادَةٌ noun sovereignty

Sources

  1. United Nations: UN chief hails Syria’s ‘moment of possibility’ on first visit since fall of Assad regime
  2. Al Jazeera Arabic: غوتيريش يدعو من دمشق لدعم إعمار سوريا ووقف الانتهاكات الإسرائيلية
  3. Syrian Arab News Agency: الشيباني يؤكد انتقال سوريا إلى شريك فاعل بالأمم المتحدة وغوتيريش يدعم مسار التعافي

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