US EditionPresident Donald Trump meets Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa, the first meeting between nations' leaders in 25 years
- On May 14, 2025, US President Donald Trump held talks with Syria’s interim leader Ahmad al-Sharaa in Riyadh, marking the first direct encounter between the heads of state from both countries in a quarter of a century.
- The meeting followed Trump's decision to lift US sanctions imposed on Syria under Assad, a move urged by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and supported by Turkey's Erdogan via video link.
- During the closed-door half-hour meeting, Trump praised al-Sharaa as a "young, attractive guy" and urged him to normalize relations with Israel, deport foreign terrorists, and take control of ISIS detention camps.
- Trump announced that he is lifting U.S. Sanctions on Syria to provide the country with an opportunity for renewal, while Syria’s foreign ministry described this decision as a crucial moment enabling the Syrian people to lead efforts toward reconstruction and recovery.
- The meeting signifies a major shift in US-Syria relations but raises concerns from Israel due to al-Sharaa's militant past and complicates regional dynamics amid ongoing conflict in Gaza.
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Trump gives a crucial boost to the turbulent transition that Syria is going through after the fall of Al-Assad
BARCELONA.- In a surprising turn of US foreign policy towards Syria, based on promoting its isolation for more than two decades, Donald Trump met on Wednesday in Riyadh with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa. In the meeting, which lasted half an hour, the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed ben Salman, as well as Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, participated as host and intermediary, as well as the Turkish President, Recep Tayip Erdogan, by teleph…
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