Syria’s new envoy vows to ‘turn hope into action’ in first UN Security Council address

NEW YORK: The Syrian Arab Republic’s new Permanent Representative to the UN Ibrahim Olabi pledged to “turn hope into action” in a landmark address to the Security Council on Thursday, signaling what he described as a historic shift in the country’s approach to diplomacy, accountability, and national reconciliation. Delivering his first remarks since assuming the post on Sept. 11, the 34-year-old British-German lawyer and human rights advocate, acknowledged international calls for justice and reform.

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