Тръмп да каже „здравей“ на сирийския президент в Саудитска Арабия: Белият дом

Доналд Тръмп се съгласи да поздрави сирийския президент Ахмед ал Шараа в Саудитска Арабия в сряда, съобщи чиновник на Белия дом, по време на районната обиколка на президента на Съединени американски щати, която стартира с спирка в Рияд.

Нямаше незабавни детайлности за формата на всеки продан. for the Syrian president, a former rebel leader who swept to power last year at the head of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, a group linked to al Qaeda and designated a terrorist organisation by Washington.

Saudi Arabia, as Trump's host on the first stop of his regional tour, alongside Qatar and Turkey, both supporters of the new Syrian administration, had been pushing hard for the meeting between Sharaa and the U.S. president, at least four sources had previously told Reuters.

But several sources had said they were cautious about whether it would proceed as they await Trump's nod of approval.

Sharaa has won support from wealthy Gulf states and Syria's northern neighbour Turkey as he rebuilds his nation shattered by more than a decade of conflict, but has made slower progress with the West, with only limited success in securing any easing на американските наказания.