Congress members pay an unofficial visit to Damascus as US mulls sanctions relief

Congress members pay an unofficial visit to Syria as U.S. mulls sanctions relief

DAMASCUS, Syria — Two Republican members of the U.S. Congress were in the Syrian capital Friday on an unofficial visit organized by a Syrian-American nonprofit, the first by U.S. legislators since the fall of former Syrian President Bashar Assad in December. Also Friday, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met with Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa in his first visit since Assad’s fall and since the beginning of the Syrian uprising-turned-civil-w…

Congress members pay an unofficial visit to Syria as US mulls sanctions relief

A pair of Republican Congress members have arrived in the Syrian capital on an unofficial visit organized by a Syrian-American nonprofit, the first by U.S. legislators since the fall of former Syrian President Bashar Assad in December. Rep. Marlin Stutzman…

Congress Members Pay an Unofficial Visit to Damascus as US Mulls Sanctions Relief

A pair of Republican Congress members were in the Syrian capital on an unofficial visit organized by a Syrian-American nonprofit, the first by U.S. legislators since the fall of former Syrian President Bashar Assad in December.

Congress Members Pay Unofficial Visit to Damascus as US Mulls Sanctions Relief

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Congress members pay an unofficial visit to Damascus as US mulls sanctions relief

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Members of the US Congress are visiting Damascus for the first time since the change of government in December.