The interim Syrian president, Ahmad el-Chareh, after a meeting in Turkey held in April. Ozan Kose/AFP
The revelation stirred significant attention. For several days, rumors have circulated that Syrian interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa expressed openness to the idea of his country joining the Abraham Accords to normalize relations with Israel under appropriate conditions.The new Damascus leader reportedly made the remarks last week to two Republican officials during an unofficial visit to Syria, they told the press several days after returning. It was the first visit by U.S. congressmen to Syria since the fall of the Assad regime.Cited by Bloomberg on Wednesday, Florida representative Cory Mills said he would deliver a letter written by Sharaa to President Donald Trump, without disclosing its contents.Although some ambiguity surrounds these statements, the Syrian leader has not publicly denied them. “It is possible that the idea was...
The revelation stirred significant attention. For several days, rumors have circulated that Syrian interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa expressed openness to the idea of his country joining the Abraham Accords to normalize relations with Israel under appropriate conditions.The new Damascus leader reportedly made the remarks last week to two Republican officials during an unofficial visit to Syria, they told the press several days after returning. It was the first visit by U.S. congressmen to Syria since the fall of the Assad regime.Cited by Bloomberg on Wednesday, Florida representative Cory Mills said he would deliver a letter written by Sharaa to President Donald Trump, without disclosing its contents.Although some ambiguity surrounds these statements, the Syrian leader has not publicly denied them. “It is possible that the idea was...
