For the first time since the ouster of former Syrian President Bashar Assad in December, two Republican US Congressmen, Cory Mills and Marlin Stutzman, have visited Damascus on an unofficial trip.
The visit, organized by a Syrian-American nonprofit, included meetings with Syria's new president, Ahmad al-Sharaa, and tours of significant sites in the capital. Discussions reportedly focused on Syria's reconstruction, the impact of ongoing US sanctions, and regional security concerns, including Israeli military actions. This visit comes as the US considers potential sanctions relief and renewed engagement with Syria's new leadership.
The trip may signal a shift in US-Syria relations after years of isolation.
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Syrian president meets US congressman in Damascus as foreign visits pick up
Mills, a Republican from Florida, was joined by Marlin Stutzman, a former Republican congressman for the state of Indiana. The unofficial visit was arranged by the US-based nonprofit Syrian-American Alliance for Peace and Prosperity. The visit comes amid renewed foreign engagement with Syria following the fall of the Assad regime in December.
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Two Republican members of the U.S. Congress were in the Syrian capital Friday on an unofficial visit organized by a Syrian-American nonprofit, the first by U.S. legislators since the fall of former Syrian President Bashar Assad in December.
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Syrian president meets US Congress member on unofficial visit to Damascus
Syria's president on Saturday received a Republican member of Congress in the first visit to the country by American legislators since the ouster of former leader Bashar Assad in December. State news agency SANA did not give details about the meeting between President Ahmad al-Sharaa and Rep Cory Mills of Florida in the capital Damascus.
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