Syria welcomes UN resolution on human rights violations investigation

(Patria) - Syria on Friday welcomed a United Nations resolution on investigating violations and improving the human rights situation in the country after a thirteen-year civil war led by the regime of former president Bashar al-Assad, Reuters reported.

The resolution, which calls on the new Syrian government to support investigations into crimes committed in the conflict that began in 2011, passed without opposition at the Human Rights Council in Geneva on Friday. This indicates a shift in support from the Council's 47 member states towards the new Syrian government and its efforts to improve the rights situation.

- Such international support serves as a strong incentive to continue the reform path - Syrian Ambassador to the UN in Geneva Haydar Ali Ahmad told the council.

An opposition group led by the current president of the new transitional government, Ahmed al-Sharaa, seized the capital Damascus in December. Assad fled to Russia.

Under pressure to show it is turning a new page, the new Syrian government welcomed the resolution.

- We are proud of Syria's positive and constructive participation in drafting the resolution for the first time - Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani said in a statement published on social network X.