The United Nations special envoy for Syria, Geir Pedersen, spoke to reporters on Sunday during his visit to Damascus, underlining that Syria is in need of "justice" and not "revenge."
Pedersen stated he is in favor of the West lifting sanctions previously imposed on Syria. "We can hopefully see a quick end to the sanctions so that we can see really a rallying around the building of Syria ... We need to get the political process underway that is inclusive of all Syrians. That process obviously needs to be led by the Syrians themselves," he commented.
He further urged the international community to boost humanitarian aid to the country.
