"Syria has moved beyond a caretaker government to a new, expanded, and more diverse cabinet," Geir Pedersen, the U.N. special envoy for Syria, told the council. " This is an improvement from what went before. Yet it is still not a fully inclusive framework for political transition. And this leaves many Syrians unsure of their place in the emerging new Syria."
New Syrian foreign minister attends U.N. Security Council in 1st U.S. appearance since Assad's fall
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“What I’m hoping is that with a truly new inclusive government in place on the 1st of March, this will help us in lifting sanctions” imposed on Syria by Western countries during Assad's rule, Geir Pedersen told The Associated Press in an interview during a visit to Damascus.
Inclusive Syrian government could help lift sanctions, U.N. envoy claims
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