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During the first major foreign trip of his second term, President Trump has told audiences in the Middle East that he’s willing to set the past aside in the interests of peace and profit.
Since the overthrow of the dictator Bashar al-Assad, business owners have been waiting for Washington to ease sanctions and pave the way for an economic renewal.
In Saudi Arabia, the president denounced Western intervention and nation-building, garnering both praise and eye rolls.
“The sanctions were really crippling,” President Trump said, before he traveled to Qatar, where he was given a lavish welcome.
President Trump met with the president of Syria, Ahmed al-Shara, an ex-militant who led the rebel alliance that ousted Bashar al-Assad, and who once led a branch of Al Qaeda before he broke ties with the jihadist group.
President Trump’s conversation with President Ahmed al-Shara, who once led a branch of Al Qaeda, was the first time in 25 years that the leaders of the United States and Syria had met.
The announcement is a boon for the new government as it looks to rebuild an economy wrecked by a decade of civil war.
President Trump, on a state visit to Saudi Arabia, said he made the decision after speaking to the Saudi crown prince. The president is trying to drum up Saudi investment in the U.S.
President Ahmed al-Shara, speaking during his first visit to Europe, said the talks were aimed at de-escalating tensions amid continued Israeli attacks inside Syria.
Hind Kabawat hopes her long experience as a conflict mediator can help Syria’s next generation. The challenges are immense.