Syrian President Ahmed al-Charaa told the UN General Assembly that the Golan region, largely occupied by the Israeli army, would remain “Syrian territory”. His Iranian counterpart, Massoud Pezeshkian, is expected for a speech the day after Donald Trump’s announcement of a resumption of dialogue with Iran. Follow our live stream.
Sergey Lavrov met Marco Rubio in New York
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
“We want an Africa that is better represented within international institutions”
“Let’s make this period an opportunity to make Africa stronger”
“Water is also a question of peace and stability”
“We invite our partners to invest in sustainable development”
“We call for support for peace mechanisms”
Burundian President Evariste Ndayishimiye spoke from the podium
Rare meeting between the heads of diplomacy of Poland and Belarus
The heads of diplomacy of Poland and Belarus met on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, the first high-level meeting between these neighbors in ten years, seen by Warsaw as a start to normalization.
Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski told Polish television channel TVP on Wednesday that he had met his counterpart Maxim Ryzhenkov the day before on UN “neutral territory”.
The Syrian president affirms at the UN platform that “the Golan will remain Syrian territory”
Syrian President Ahmed al-Charaa told the UN General Assembly that the Golan region, largely occupied by the Israeli army, would remain “Syrian territory”.
“The Golan will remain Syrian territory. Any attempt will be countered, in accordance with Security Council Resolution 497
We reject the fait accompli that Israel is trying to impose.
War has taught us that truth is strong and lies are weak. Syria, he promised, will continue to rebuild itself.
Iran – United States: Donald Trump oscillates between provocations and outstretched hands
Iran began talks with the United States through a Qatari mediator in New York on Wednesday September 23 and set certain conditions.
Tehran has notably called for an end to the war on all fronts and an end to what it describes as “acts of aggression” on the part of Washington, declared the spokesperson for the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Explanations from Bruno Daroux, international columnist at France 24.
Iran – United States: a direct dialogue between the two countries?
The Iranian head of state, Massoud Pezeshkian, arrived in New York for his speech scheduled for Wednesday at the annual UN General Assembly. Last week, the State Department announced the granting of visas to Massoud Pezeshkian and his delegation.
An unprecedented decision for a leader of a country in conflict with the United States. Explanations from Siavosh Ghazi, France 24 correspondent in Tehran.
UN General Assembly: Iran, Ukraine and AI on the program for Wednesday
Iranian Presidents Massoud Pezeshkian and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky are expected to appear at the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday, while the Security Council is examining the risks of AI today with the participation of sector bosses Sam Altman (OpenAI), Dario Amodei (Anthropic) and Clément Delangue (Hugging Face).
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