ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - White House on Tuesday confirmed that US President Donald Trump will receive Syria’s interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa in Washington on Monday.
“I can confirm that that meeting will be taking place here at the White House on Monday,” White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters at a press briefing.
“This is part of the President's efforts and diplomacy to meet with anyone around the world in the pursuit of peace. And as you know, when the President was in the Middle East, he made the historic decision to lift sanctions on Syria to give them a real chance at peace, and I think the administration, we've seen good progress on that front, under their new leadership. And so he will be here at the White House on Monday, and I'll let the President speak further on it on Monday,” she added.