US EditionAl-Sharaa to become the first Syrian president to visit the White House after an unlikely rise
Al-Sharaa seeks U.S. funds to rebuild Syria, aims to repeal Caesar Act sanctions, and plans to join the U.S.-led coalition against ISIS during the first Syrian presidential visit to the White House.
- Al-Sharaa will be the first Syrian president to visit the White House following his rise after ousting Bashar Assad last December.
- U.S. President Donald Trump announced in May that he would lift decades of sanctions against Syria after meeting Al-Sharaa.
- Ahmad Zeidan, Al-Sharaa's media adviser, stated that the main agenda is to call for a repeal of the Caesar Act during the visit.
- A Trump administration official mentioned that Al-Sharaa is expected to sign an agreement to join the coalition against the Islamic State.
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US President Donald Trump welcomed Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, against whom the US and the United Nations lifted sanctions last week, to the White House.
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