president of the United States, Donald TrumpHe stated on Monday that his Syrian counterpart Ahmed al-Sharaa is a “very strong leader” and that they will do “everything possible to make Syria prosper.” Trump made these statements after the meeting between the two leaders at the White House, in the first trip by a president of this country to Washington since its independence in 1946.
“He is a very strong leader. He comes from a very tough place and he’s a strong guy. I liked that. I agree with him well. We will do everything in our power to make Syria successful. We want Syria to succeed with the rest of the Middle East. “I have complete confidence that (Al-Sharaa) will be able to do his job well,” Trump said. He added about Sharaa’s jihadist past in statements to the press from the Oval Office after the meeting: “We have all gone through a difficult past.”
Likewise, the White House resident defended that Al-Sharaa “gets along very well” with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, whom he described as a “great leader,” and stressed that he “strongly supports what is happening in Syria.” “It’s an important part of the Middle East. And I’ll tell you, I think it’s doing very well. It’s… We are working with Israel to reach agreement with Syriawith everyone. “It works great,” he said.
For its part, the Syrian presidency published several photos of the meeting, accompanied by a brief message, in which it merely indicated that Trump and Al-Sharaa held talks about bilateral relations between the two countries “and ways to strengthen them, as well as about bilateral relations between the two countries.” Various regional and international issues of common interest“.
The Syrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, headed by Asaad Al-Shaibani, published a statement on its personal page on the social networking site A “friendly and constructive” meeting.“(Al-Shara) was received by Trump in a historic meeting that lasted more than an hour. The Syrian diplomatic file indicated that Trump “expressed his admiration for the new leadership and the Syrian people, and praised Syria’s efforts and the achievements it had achieved in liberating the country and restoring its stability,” while reiterating Washington’s readiness to provide the necessary support to ensure the success of the reconstruction process.
In addition, by order of Trump, the Secretaries of State of the United States, Syria, and Turkey, Marco Rubio, Chibani, and Hakan Fidan, respectively, held a working meeting to follow up on the agreements reached and establish “clear” implementation mechanisms. In this sense, they agreed to move forward with the implementation of the March 10 agreement on the integration of the Syrian Democratic Forces into the Syrian army as part of the institutional unification process.
“Security agreement with Israel”
The American delegation also expressed its support for “Reaching a security agreement with Israel In this sense, Syrian Minister of Information Hamza Al-Mustafa added that “Syria recently signed a declaration of political cooperation” with the international coalition against ISIS, stressing “its role as a partner in the war against terrorism and supporting regional stability.”
But he explained that this agreement “is of a political nature, and so far does not include military components.” He added, “Trump expressed his support for a possible security agreement with Israel with the aim of enhancing national and regional stability. The United States also announced the official reopening of the Syrian embassy in Washington, more than a decade after it was closed.”
In the economic field, Trump expressed his support for reconstruction and investment efforts, highlighting this in: Lifting the imposed sanctions Under the Caesar Act, it will facilitate development opportunities and attract investment.
The meeting concluded with a speech by A Exchanging giftsAll of this “in a friendly atmosphere that reflects the spirit of openness and the common desire to build a new chapter in Syrian-American relations, on the basis of mutual respect and common interests for both friendly countries.”
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