Shafaq News/ Qatar welcomed the
appointment of Ahmad al-Sharaa, Syria’s de facto leader, as the country’s
president for a transitional phase, less than two months after he led the
campaign that ousted Bashar al-Assad.

Qatar’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs
stated, “The State of Qatar welcomes the steps aimed at restructuring the
sisterly Syrian state and enhancing consensus and unity among all Syrian
parties, paving the way for consolidating civil peace, security, stability and
building a state of law, institutions, development and prosperity.”

The Ministry further reiterated Qatar’s
“full support for Syria in all fields, and its effective contribution to all
regional and international efforts aimed at achieving the aspirations of the
Syrian people for freedom, development, prosperity and decent living.”

On Wednesday, Hassan Abdul Ghani,
spokesperson for the Syrian Military Operations Department, announced
al-Sharaa’s assumption of the presidency for the transitional phase, alongside
the dissolution of forces, security agencies, and the army loyal to the former regime,
and the annulment of the 2012 constitution.

In turn, Al-Sharaa emphasized that
Syria’s current priorities are filling the power vacuum, preserving civil
peace, rebuilding state institutions, developing the economy, and restoring
Syria’s international and regional standing.

Notably, after ousting al-Assad, the
new authorities announced the formation of a temporary government to oversee
the country’s transitional phase, which is expected to last three months,
ending in early March, with a promise to draft a new constitution.