New York [US], September 22 (ANI): Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa is making history as the first Syrian leader to address the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in over 60 years, marking a significant milestone in Syria's diplomatic journey, Al Jazeera reported. His attendance at the 80th session of UNGA comes after Bashar al-Assad's ouster in December 2024, ending the Assad family's 50-year rule. Al-Sharaa arrived in New York on Sunday, leading a large delegation of Syrian officials, in what state media described as a 'landmark trip', Al Jazeera reported. At the meeting, Trump said the US would drop all sanctions on Syria, which he subsequently did, and added that Washington was 'exploring normalising relations with Syria's new government'. Former Al Qaeda and ISIS terrorists, Ahmed al-Sharaa said, 'President Trump took a big step towards Syria by lifting the sanctions with a quick, courageous and historic decision.