President Ahmad Al-Sharaa addresses the Syrian people

Damascus, (ST)- President Ahmad Al-Sharaa on Thursday, January 30th, addressed the Syrian people, saying:

“I stand before you today after fifty-four days of the liberation of Syria from the criminal regime that has oppressed us for decades.

Fifty-four days have passed since the end of fifty-four years of the darkest forms of tyrannical rule in the history of Syria and the entire world.

Syria was liberated thanks to God first, and then thanks to every person who struggled at home and abroad, every person who sacrificed his soul and blood, his home and money, his security and safety.

Syria was liberated thanks to the martyrs, the detainees, the tortured, the missing, and all their bereaved mothers and grieving families. Because of their sacrifices and the sacrifices of all of you, I stand here today to open together a new chapter in the history of our beloved country.

Brothers and sisters, I assumed responsibility for the country yesterday, after intensive consultations with legal experts to ensure the political process proceeds within legal norms and in a way that gives it the necessary legitimacy.

From here, I address you today as the President of Syria in this critical period, asking God to grant us success in uplifting our nation and overcoming the challenges we face. This will only be possible through the solidarity of both the people and the leadership.

Today, I speak to you not as a ruler but as a servant of our wounded homeland, striving with all my strength and determination to achieve Syria’s unity and renaissance. We must all recognize that this is a transitional phase, part of a political process that requires genuine participation from all Syrians, both inside and outside the country, to build their future with freedom and dignity, without exclusion or marginalization.

We will work to form an inclusive transitional government that reflects Syria’s diversity—its men, women, and youth—and undertakes the task of building the institutions of a new Syria until we reach the stage of free and fair elections.

Based on my mandate for my current duties and the decision to dissolve the People’s Assembly, I will announce a preparatory committee to select a small legislative council to fill this vaccum in the transitional phase.

We will announce in the coming days the preparatory committee for the National Dialogue Conference, which will be a direct platform for discussions, consultations and listening to various points of view on our upcoming political program.

After completing these steps, we will announce the constitutional declaration to be the legal reference for the transitional phase.

In the coming period, we will focus on setting our priorities as follows:

– Achieving civil peace and pursuing the criminals who shed Syrian blood and committed massacres and crimes against us, whether they hid inside the country or fled abroad, through true transitional justice.

– Completing the unity of Syrian lands; all of Syria, and imposing Syria’s sovereignty under one authority and on one land.

– Building strong state institutions based on efficiency and justice, free of corruption, favoritism, and bribery.

– Establishing the foundations of a strong economy that restores Syria’s regional and international standing, provides real, decent job opportunities, improves living conditions, and restores lost basic services.

Building the homeland is our collective responsibility, and this is an invitation to all Syrians to participate in building a new homeland, ruled by justice and consultation.

Together, we will build the Syria of the future, the beacon of knowledge and progress, and the haven of security and stability, the Syria of prosperity, progress and flourishing, the Syria that extends its hand with peace and respect, so that its people may return to a dear, generous, prosperous and safe homeland, God willing”.