This is the first meeting between the leaders of the two countries after 25 years and a confidential meeting, no reporters attending – according to AP news agency.
The two sides had a short exchange before Mr. Trump attended the conference with the Gulf leaders in Saudi Arabia. The White House press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, then said Mr. Donald Trump urged Mr. Al-Sharaa to “do well his role for the Syrian people”.
The US president also asked Al-Sharaa to recognize Israel in terms of diplomacy, and “required all foreign terrorists to withdraw from Syria” and support the United States to prevent the rise of the Islamic State (IS) self-proclaimed.
The White House boss also called on the Syrian government to “take responsibility” for prisons for IS fighters.
For his part, Al -Sharaa expressed his hope that Syria would become an important link in promoting trade between the East and the West, and “inviting American companies to invest in Syria’s oil and gas field” – according to Leavitt.
US President Donald Trump and Syrian President Ahmad Al-Sharaa. Photo: AP
According to the Times on May 12, Mr. Al-Sharaa “proposed to sign a mineral agreement and build a Trump tower in Syria’s capital Damascus”. Thereby, the agreement will allow US companies to access Syria’s natural resources.
Earlier, on May 13, Donald Trump spoke in Riyadh that the United States would remove all sanctions against Syria to “bring the country a new start”.
President Donald Trump said Saudi Arabic Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan encouraged him to make this sanctions.
The US allies, Israel, has long opposed the loosening sanctions on Syria. According to AP, an Israeli official said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made this request during the visit to Washington last month.
Israel is concerned that the Provisional President Al-Sharaa and the past related to the Al-Qaeda group may be a threat to the northern border of the country. Al-Sharaa himself last year confirmed that there was no contact with al-Qaeda.
Syrian Provisional President Ahmed Al-Sharaa went to Saudi Arabia on May 13. Photo: Anadolu
The first day of the 4 -day trip over the Gulf area of President Donald Trump was marked with a solemn ceremony and business agreements.
The agreements include an investment commitment of $ 600 billion from Saudi Arabia in the United States and US $ 142 billion of Washington’s weapons sales contract to the kingdom.
It is expected that on the afternoon of May 14, President Donald Trump landed at Qatar’s Doha capital to meet King Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani.
Qatar, an important US allies, is expected to announce hundreds of billions of dollars of investment in the United States.
In particular, Qatar Airways plans to announce the purchase agreement of about 100 wide -body aircraft from the US Boeing Group.
After the visit to Qatar, President Donald Trump will fly to Abu Dhabi to meet the leaders of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on May 15.
