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Trump urged Syria’s al-Sharaa to join Abraham Accords with Israel, White House says
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A handout picture provided by the Saudi Royal Palace shows Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (R) watching as US President Donald Trump (C) shakes hands with Syria's interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa in Riyadh on May 14, 2025 (Bandar AL-JALOUD / Saudi Royal Palace / AFP)
US President Donald Trump urged Syria’s President Ahmed al-Sharaa to sign onto the Abraham Accords with Israel, a White House spokesperson says.
The comments come a day after a surprise US announcement it would lift all sanctions on Damascus’s Islamist-led government.
The White House statement comes shortly after Trump met with al-Sharaa in Syria at a meeting in Riyadh also attended by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and, via video link, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Trump said yesterday that it was his “dream” for Saudi Arabia to join the Abraham Accords, but acknowledged that Riyadh would do so in its own time.
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