"Driving the news: Al-Sharaa arrived in Washington on Saturday and held meeting with the members of the Syrian-American community and with members of Congress. The key issue in his meeting with Trump is the signing of an agreement for Syria to join the U.S.-led coalition against ISIS. State of play: Ahead of al-Sharaa's visit to Washington, the UN Security Council voted to remove him and his interior minister from the UN terrorism blacklist."
"Between the lines: The White House kept al-Sharaa's visit low-profile and didn't open the Oval Office to the press as with visits from most other world leaders. Al-Sharaa entered the White House without Trump welcoming him at the entrance and without taking a joint photo. The big picture: One of the issues discussed in the meeting was a potental new security agreement between Syria and Israel."
Former Syrian vice president al-Sharaa visited Washington, met members of the Syrian-American community and members of Congress, and held a meeting with President Trump. The UN Security Council voted to remove him and his interior minister from the UN terrorism blacklist, and the Trump administration delisted him as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT). The central issue in Washington was an agreement for Syria to join the U.S.-led coalition against ISIS. The White House kept the visit low-profile with no Oval Office press access, no entrance welcome, and no joint photo. Officials also raised a potential Syria–Israel border security agreement.
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