Pak wants Israeli withdrawal from Syria

"They are also profoundly counterproductive to the prospects for regional peace and stability," Jadoon said, adding that while Syria worked to consolidate peace and recovery, "such violations serve only to create further instability". "They must cease," he said.

Jadoon said the occupied Syrian Golan remained Syrian territory under international law and cited UN Security Council resolutions 338 and 497. He reiterated Pakistan's call for Israel's withdrawal from all occupied Syrian territory and full compliance with the 1974 Disengagement of Forces Agreement.

The Pakistani envoy said it was "deeply regrettable" that continued Israeli military actions threatened to undermine Syria's efforts to achieve national reconciliation and revive its economy. Jadoon said Pakistan welcomed the Syrian government's efforts towards national reconciliation and the advancement of the country's political transition.

"Today, amid the challenges of recovery and reconstruction, there is a renewed sense of hope in Syria," he said. He added that a country which had witnessed years of conflict was "steadily reclaiming its rightful place in the region and the wider international community".

Jadoon said Syria's renewed diplomatic engagement, restoration of national institutions and gradual revival of economic activity offered "highly encouraging signs of a new chapter in Syria's history". He said Pakistan welcomed progress in engagement with the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and hoped that outstanding challenges, including the situation in Suweida, would be addressed through dialogue and peaceful engagement.

"Syria's unity and diversity are mutually reinforcing," he said, stressing the need for "full respect for Syria's unity, sovereignty and territorial integrity". The Pakistani envoy said Syria's reconstruction and economic revival required sustained international support.

He said the lifting of sanctions by the United States and the European Union, alongside expanding investment and economic partnerships with friendly countries, particularly in the region, and European partners, would provide "important impetus to Syria's recovery and development".