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US President Donald Trump, who is on a visit to Saudi Arabia, met with the interim president of Syria, Ahmed al-Shara. During the meeting, Trump asked Syria to sign the Abraham Accords and expel all foreign terrorists from Syria. The Abraham Accords are a US-led initiative for Middle Eastern nations to normalize relations with Israel.
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan participated in the meeting between Trump and Al-Shara. During the meeting, Erdogan and MBS praised Trump's plan to lift sanctions on Syria, according to the White House of the US President's Office. They say that Trump's move is "courageous".
According to Caroline Levitt, press secretary of the White House, Trump has said that Syria has a historic opportunity. "President Trump has told Al-Shara that he has a historic opportunity to do something about Syria," White House Press Secretary Caroline Levitt wrote on the social network X . During the
meeting, Trump gave five suggestions to Al-Shasa. White House Press Secretary Caroline According to Levitt, Trump asked al-Shar'a to sign the Abraham Accords to normalize relations with Israel, tell all foreign terrorists to leave Syria, deport Palestinian terrorists, help the US prevent the resurgence of the Islamic State group, and on that basis take responsibility for the group's detention center in northeastern Syria.
Similarly, the Syrian government issued a statement and emphasized the importance of the US lifting sanctions during the meeting. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman emphasized the need to "achieve regional stability". The
discussion "includes opportunities for Syrian-American partnership in counter-terrorism efforts and assistance in countering the influence of insurgent groups, including the Islamic State," the statement said. During that, Interim President Al-Shara expressed his gratitude for the regional and international support.
According to Levitt, during the meeting with Trump, Al-Shara told the leaders that Syria could serve as an important trade link between East and West. According to Levitt, they also discussed the Russia-Ukraine war and the war in Gaza.
It is said that there will be a follow-up meeting between Syrian Foreign Minister Asad al-Shaibani and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio regarding the issues raised in the discussion.
