U.S. Envoy: Sykes-Picot split Syria for colonial goals

The U.S. President’s Special Envoy to Syria, Thomas Barrack, affirmed that the division of Syria was a historic mistake that has cost generations, stressing that the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime would pave the way for a genuine peace process. He emphasized that the solution in Syria must not be imposed from outside.

 In a post on the platform "X," Barrack referred to the century-old mistake when the West imposed maps and borders with a pen—an allusion to the Sykes-Picot Agreement—and asserted that “the era of Western intervention is over.”

 He added that the future belongs to “regional solutions, partnerships, and diplomacy based on respect,” citing former President Donald Trump’s speech in Riyadh, which emphasized the end of Western interventionist lectures in the Middle East.

 He noted that Syria’s tragedy “was born from division,” and that the solution begins with dignity, unity, and cooperation with regional countries without bypassing them.

 Barrack pointed out that the fall of the Assad regime opens the door to peace, and that lifting sanctions would allow Syrians to discover a new path toward prosperity and security.

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