The Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Syria, Geir Pedersen, arrived there a week after President Bashar al-Assad was overthrown by rebel forces led by the Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTC).
Syrians celebrated the fall of the Assad regime last week, gathering in Umayyad Square in the capital, Damascus.
End impunity and jump start the economy
As for the issue of economic recovery, he said “we need to make sure that this is resolved quickly.”
“We hope to see a quick end to sanctions, so that we can really see a rallying around the reconstruction of Syria.”
He also considered it necessary that justice be done. He said the perpetrators of crimes across the country must be held accountable.
“We must ensure that this happens through a credible justice system, and that we will not see any revenge,” Mr. Pedersen said.