Syrian Presidency Denies Ford’s Account of Private Meeting with President Sharaa - The Syrian Observer

Syrian Presidency Denies Ford’s Account of Private Meeting with President Sharaa - The Syrian Observer

The Syrian Presidency has dismissed claims made by former U.S. Ambassador to Syria, Robert Ford, regarding alleged private meetings with President Ahmad al-Sharaa in Idlib. In an official statement, a source from the Presidency asserted that the interactions cited by Ford were not private encounters but rather part of large-scale public gatherings organized to highlight Idlib’s administrative and institutional development. These events, the sour…

Syria denies ex-US ambassador claims of ’secret’ Sharaa meetings

The Syrian presidency has denied claims by former US ambassador to Syria, Robert Ford, that he held private meetings inside the presidential palace in Damascus with Ahmad al-Sharaa, describing the reports as "inaccurate". In comments to Al Jazeera, an official source from the Syrian presidency said the meetings Ford referred to did take place but were part of broader delegation visits organised to learn about the local governance model in Idlib.…

Multiple interpretations and explanations of an alleged statement by Robert Ford. Wednesday 05/21/2025 - Al-Arab-ankawa.com A suspicious history Statements by former US Ambassador to Syria Robert Ford have preoccupied Syrians on social media, amid widespread controversy and divided opinions and interpretations regarding his talk about how current Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa transitioned from extremism to politics and received intensive trai…

By Kamel M. – In an interview with the French newspaper Le Monde, the former US ambassador to Algeria informs us that he has met with Abu Mohamed Al-Joulani several times in Damascus since last January. Robert Ford also welcomed the removal of the Al-Nusra putschist's name from the list of terrorists whose head is under threat from the United States and the US president's meeting with the new Syrian president in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on the side…

Syria denies Ford's information on meeting with al-Sharaa - Enab Baladi

A source in the Syrian Presidency denied the statement made by the former US Ambassador to Syria, Robert Ford, regarding having met with the Syrian President during the transitional phase, Ahmed al-Sharaa, previously as part of preparing al-Sharaa for the leadership phase in Syria. The Qatari channel “Al Jazeera” reported Tuesday, May 20, that the source said there is no truth to the information provided by Ambassador Robert Ford concerning meet…