Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan issued a decision ending the asset freeze on Syria’s transitional president, Ahmad al-Sharaa, and Interior Minister Anas Khattab, implementing the UN Security Council resolution adopted on November 6, 2025.
Turkey’s Official Gazette published the decision on November 8, stating that the provisions issued in 2013 concerning President al-Sharaa and Minister Anas Khattab were cancelled. It noted the decision was made under Article 5 of Law No. 6415 on the prevention of terrorism financing.
In a statement, Turkey’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs welcomed the Security Council’s decision to remove the names of President al-Sharaa and Khattab from the sanctions list, affirming Ankara’s resolve to keep supporting the full lifting of sanctions on Syria, facilitating its integration into the international community, and ensuring stability and sustainable development.
The UN Security Council, in a meeting titled Threats to international peace and security caused by terrorist acts, adopted Resolution 2799, removing the names of Syria’s transitional president, Ahmad al-Sharaa, and Interior Minister Anas Khattab from international sanctions lists.
The decision, issued Thursday, November 6, won the support of 14 of the Council’s 15 members with no objections, while China abstained, allowing for its formal adoption.
On November 7, the British government announced the lifting of sanctions on Syria’s transitional president, Ahmad al-Sharaa, one day after the Security Council’s move.
The United States also removed sanctions on President Ahmad al-Sharaa and Interior Minister Anas Khattab ahead of al-Sharaa’s expected meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump, according to a November 7 update notice on the U.S. Treasury website that removed both names.
Syrian welcome
Syria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ibrahim Olabi, described the Security Council decision as a rare moment of unity at the Council in support of Syria and its people. He thanked the U.S. representative for efforts to pass the resolution, saying it reflects confidence in Syria and the results of the international community’s positive engagement in recent months.
Olabi said the decision renews the Council’s commitment to Syria’s sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity. He called it an expression of the Syrian people’s will to restore their country’s standing among nations and to move confidently toward building a new Syria that includes all its citizens. He stressed that Damascus extends its hand to all countries seeking partnerships, successes, and investment.
Syria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates also welcomed the resolution, calling it the Council’s first decision after the fall of the former regime and saying it reflects an international consensus in support of Syria’s stability, unity, and sovereignty.
In a statement on X, the ministry said the decision recognizes the Syrian government’s positive role and its efforts to enhance regional security and stability and to create the conditions for reconstruction and sustainable development in the service of the Syrian people. Removing President al-Sharaa and Interior Minister Anas Khattab from sanctions lists, it added, reflects growing confidence in President al-Sharaa’s leadership.
The ministry said the delisting constitutes legal and political confirmation of the state’s steadfast approach to safeguarding Syrians’ rights, establishing security and peace, and combating narcotics trafficking and terrorism. It argued that the Council’s consensus after years of division represents a victory for Syrian diplomacy, which has succeeded in restoring international recognition of Syria’s status and pivotal role in the region.
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