U.S. envoy says Syria, Lebanon to join peace accords
DAMASCUS, Syria (North Press) – U.S. Special Envoy to the Middle East, Steve Whitcoff, suggested on Tuesday that Syrian and Lebanon could potentially join regional peace agreements similar to those initiated under former President Donald Trump in 2020.
“Lebanon, by the way, could actually mobilize and come into the Abraham Peace Accords, as could potentially Syria,” Witkoff told an event in Washington for the American Jewish Committee.
“There are significant changes happening,” Whitcoff remarked, highlighting that Syria and Lebanon could also move towards normalization despite the setbacks both countries have faced.
He also voiced optimism regarding ongoing efforts to persuade Saudi Arabia to join the Abraham Accords, the Trump-era peace initiative that led to Israel normalizing ties with the UAE, Bahrain, and Morocco in 2020.