President Donald Trump met with Syria\u2019s interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa in Riyadh on Wednesday, a day after lifting all sanctions on Syria, marking a major shift in policy.<\/p>\n
The last time a meeting between the two countries’ leadership was with former President Bill Clinton in 2000. <\/p>\n
Trump met with al-Sharaa for an informal chat on the sidelines of the Gulf Cooperation Council, where he was set to address leaders as part of his four-day regional tour.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Trump stated at the summit this was a step toward peace and rebuilding relations with Syria\u2019s government.<\/p>\n
‘We are currently exploring normalizing relations with Syria\u2019s new government, as you know, beginning with my meeting with President Ahmed Al-Shara and Secretary Rubio’s meeting with the Syrian Foreign Minister in Turkey after discussing the situation with Crown Prince Mohammed,’ Trump said at the broader summit.<\/p>\n
‘I’m also ordering the cessation of sanctions against Syria to give them a fresh start. It gives them a chance for greatness. The sanctions were really crippling, very powerful,’ he said.<\/p>\n
Syrians were seen and heard celebrating the announcement by Trump that he would move to lift sanctions on the beleaguered Middle Eastern nation.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
A statement from Syria\u2019s Foreign Ministry called the announcement ‘a pivotal turning point for the Syrian people as we seek to emerge from a long and painful chapter of war.’<\/p>\n
Trump says he feels strongly that this new endeavor will give Syria a great chance at a fresh start.<\/p>\n
‘I felt very strongly that this would give them a chance,’ said the president. ‘It’s not going to be easy anyway, so it gives them a good, strong chance. And it was my honor to do so, so we will be dropping all of the sanctions on Syria, which I think really is going to be a good thing.’<\/p>\n
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is also scheduled to meet with his Syrian counterpart later in the week.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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