The United Nations told the leader of the “Ha'yat Tahrir al-Sham” group which toppled Bashar al-Assad that Syria must have a “credible and inclusive” transition.

Axar.az reports that The UN special envoy for Syria, Geir Pedersen who arrived in Damascus on Sunday, has met Abu Mohammed al-Jolani -- who now goes under his real name Ahmed al-Sharaa -- Pedersen’s office said Monday in a statement on Telegram.

Pedersen stressed “the need for a credible and inclusive Syrian-owned and led political transition based on the principles of United Nations Security Council resolution 2254 (2015).”

The UN envoy also underlined “the intention of the United Nations to render all assistance to the Syrian people,” and was briefed on their “challenges and priorities,” the statement added.