Al-Sharaa says Golan Heights will remain Syrian at UN after Colombia recognizes Israeli sovereignty

Syrian president Ahmed al-Sharaa insisted that the Golan Heights region will remain Syrian after Colombia recognised Israeli sovereignty over the strategically important territory.

Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa told the UN Wednesday that the contested Golan Heights region would "remain Syrian" despite ongoing military occupation by Israel. The Syrian leader also used his second turn at the UN rostrum to denounce repeated Israeli strikes on his country.

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa insisted at the UN Wednesday that the Golan Heights region will remain Syrian after Colombia last month recognized Israeli sovereignty over the strategically important territory. "Any attempts that violate our sovereignty, violate international law, will be stopped. Golan will remain Syrian territories," al-Sharaa said at the UN meeting of world leaders in New York. Colombia's new hard-right government in August recognized Israel's claim over the Golan Heights, which it captured from Syria in 1967.

Syria’s Sharaa says Golan Heights will remain Syrian Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa insisted at the United Nations on Wednesday that the Golan Heights region will remain Syrian after Colombia last month recognised Israeli sovereignty over the strategically important territory. "Any attempts that violate our sovereignty, violate international law, will be stopped. Golan will remain Syrian territories. Any other attempts will be thwarted according to Security Council Resolution 497," Sharaa said at the UN meeting of world leaders in New York.