{"id":138912,"date":"2026-07-08T14:18:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T14:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/?p=138912"},"modified":"2026-07-08T14:18:01","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T14:18:01","slug":"al-sharaa-meets-us-envoy-thomas-barrack-congress-delegation-in-ankara","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/138912\/","title":{"rendered":"Al-Sharaa meets US envoy Thomas Barrack, Congress delegation in Ankara"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) \u2013<\/strong> Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa met on Wednesday with a delegation of US Congress members and the US Special Presidential Envoy for Syria and Iraq, Thomas Barrack, in the Turkish capital, Ankara, according to the Syrian Presidency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The meeting was attended by Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani, the Presidency said in a statement published on its official channels. 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