Syria’s President tells country reconstruction effort has ‘just begun’ as he visits Aleppo
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Syria’s interim President, Mr Ahmed al-Sharaa, waving at an “Aleppo, Key to Victory” celebration marking Syria’s liberation, in Aleppo on May 27.
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ALEPPO, Syria - Syria’s interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa said in a speech on May 27 that the country’s post-war reconstruction had “just begun”, calling on his people to unite.
Mr Sharaa was speaking at the “Aleppo, Key to Victory” event in said city, the first major population centre to fall during the Islamist-led offensive that toppled long-time Syrian ruler Bashar al-Assad
Pictures of fighters killed in the battle for Aleppo were shown on screens prior to Mr Sharaa’s speech.
“O great Syrian people, the battle of construction has just begun,” Mr Sharaa said, to a jubilant crowd.
“Let us all unite and seek the help of God to create a bright future for a venerable country and a deserving people,” he added.
Syria’s 14-year civil war killed over half a million people and left the country in desperate need of reconstruction.
Western sanctions that had been imposed on Mr Assad were recently lifted,
Addressing the Syrian people, Mr Sharaa said they “let us seize the available opportunity and take on this duty”.
“Let our slogan be as we raised it before, we do not rest and we do not relax until we rebuild Syria anew and boast about it to the entire world,” he said. AFP
