Trump to meet Syrian President al-Sharaa on Monday: White House

By Yasin Gungor and Michael Hernandez

ISTANBUL/WASHINGTON (AA) - US President Donald Trump will meet Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa at the White House on Monday, the White House said Tuesday.

“I can confirm that that meeting will be taking place here at the White House on Monday," spokesperson Karoline Leavitt told reporters.

She described the meeting as part of Trump’s diplomatic outreach to promote global peace.

Leavitt pointed to recent US policy shifts toward Syria following Trump’s visit to the Middle East.

“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,” she said.