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The American president Donald Trump He will receive the head of the Syrian State next Monday at the White House Ahmed Al Sharaa in what will be the first visit by a leader from that country to Washington since the civil war broke out.
The meeting, according to several sources cited by Reuters, aims to advance a security agreement between Syria and Israel and the installation of US forces in a military base near Damascus.
The spokesperson for the North American Executive, Caroline Leavittstressed to the press that the meeting is part of Trump’s diplomatic efforts to promote peace in the Middle East, and recalled that the president announced in May the lifting of economic sanctions against Syria.
The new Syrian leadership—established after the fall of Bashar al-Asad last year at the hands of an Islamist coalition—is trying to consolidate its external legitimacy. In September, Al Sharaa became the first leader of his country since 1967 to speak before the United Nations General Assembly. The visit to the White House seeks to reinforce that image of distancing from extremism.
The Syrian Foreign Minister, Assad al-ShaybaniHe added that the interim government wants to address with Washington the fight against the Islamic State and the reconstruction of the country, devastated after almost 14 years of war. The US envoy to Syria, Tom Barrackstated on Saturday that Damascus hopes to close an agreement to join the international coalition against jihadists.
And what is known about the North American deployment? The Reuters agency reports on a joint presence model similar to the recent surveillance devices installed in Lebanon and Israel. Both created to supervise truces with Hezbollah and Hamas.
It should be noted that Washington already has troops in northeastern Syria, although the Pentagon announced in April its intention to reduce them by half.
A person familiar with the contacts assured that the issue was discussed during the visit to Damascus in September by the commander of the US Central Command, Admiral Brad Cooper. At that time, an official statement thanked Al Sharaa for its contribution against terrorism and noted that this could favor “a stable Syria at peace with its neighbors.”
Negotiations between Syria and Israel have intensified in recent months. According to a Syrian source close to the talks, Washington is pushing to close an agreement before the end of the year. Trump’s goal is to announce significant progress during the Syrian leader’s visit to the US capital.