{"id":138915,"date":"2026-07-08T16:14:30","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T16:14:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/?p=138915"},"modified":"2026-07-08T16:14:32","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T16:14:32","slug":"trump-meets-al-sharaa-on-sidelines-of-nato-summit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/138915\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump meets al-Sharaa on sidelines of NATO Summit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) \u2013<\/strong> U.S. President Donald Trump met on Wednesday Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa on the sidelines of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Summit, hosted in Turkey, where the two leaders discussed recent developments in Syria and regional issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speaking after the meeting, Trump said Syria had become \u201cvery stable\u201d and reaffirmed his intention to remove the country from the U.S. list of state sponsors of terrorism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He also described his decision to lift sanctions on Syria as \u201ca great decision.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump added that Syria could assist the United States regarding Hezbollah and Lebanon, saying the new phase in Damascus opens the door to a different regional role for the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S. president also praised al-Sharaa, describing his work as \u201cgreat\u201d and saying he had managed to unify Syria in only a year and a half.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For his part, Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa said the Syrian people were grateful to the U.S. president, referring to Washington\u2019s decision to lift sanctions and the shift in U.S. policy toward Damascus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>By Atoun Jan<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) \u2013 U.S. President Donald Trump met on Wednesday Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa on the sidelines of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Summit, hosted in Turkey, where the two leaders discussed recent developments in Syria and regional issues. 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