Syrian President Ahmed al Sharaa has called on the international community to take responsibility for continued Israeli aggression against Syrian territory, urging a return to the 1974 disengagement agreement.
Speaking after an informal EU leaders’ meeting on Friday in Greek-administered Cyprus, attended by regional leaders and senior EU officials, al Sharaa said Israeli attacks and violations of Syrian sovereignty must be addressed through stronger international action.
“I would like to invite the international community to assume its responsibility vis-a-vis all the Israeli aggressions of all types … that are striking in our lands and territories,” he said.
He called for a return to the 1974 disengagement agreement, which established a UN-monitored buffer zone between Syria and Israel following the Yom Kippur War.
Al Sharaa argued that Syria’s stability is directly tied to wider Middle East and European security, saying stronger cooperation between Damascus and Europe is now essential.
“We know that Europe needs Syria as much as Syria needs Europe,” he said. “It is inevitable … in order to guarantee security and also the supply chains in the world.”
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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the recent pause in hostilities in Lebanon was welcome, but warned that it falls far short of what the region needs.
“A temporary pause is not enough. We need a permanent path to peace,” she said.
Speaking alongside Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and al Sharaa, von der Leyen stressed that security in Lebanon, the Gulf and the broader Middle East is deeply interconnected.
