US President Donald Trump is set to meet Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa in Turkey this week, Israeli media reports, citing sources familiar with the plans. The meeting would be the highest-level direct engagement between Washington and Damascus since the Syrian civil war.
Israeli journalist Amichai Stein (i24NEWS) reported Sunday evening that U.S. President Donald Trump will meet Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa in Turkey this week. The report did not specify the exact date, location within Turkey, or agenda of the meeting.
As The Zioneer reported earlier Sunday, the White House had confirmed that Trump plans to meet al-Sharaa this week, though the venue was not specified at the time. A separate dispatch from Friday indicated Trump is expected to visit Turkey for a NATO summit and meet President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, with Trump hinting at a possible F-35 deal. The meeting with al-Sharaa would represent the first direct U.S.-Syria presidential encounter since the onset of the Syrian civil war in 2011, signaling a potential shift in Washington's approach to Damascus.
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