
U.S. President Donald Trump and Syrian President Ahmed Şara held a bilateral meeting on 8 July 2026 during the 36th NATO Summit of Heads of State and Government hosted by Ankara. The meeting, held at the Beştepe Presidential Complex, has been regarded as one of the most significant high-level contacts between the United States and Syria since the end of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in 2024. The meeting took place within the context of the accelerating diplomatic normalization process between Washing
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Zeynep Gül

The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump formally initiated the process to remove Syria from the list of State Sponsors of Terrorism (SST) in July 2026. The first step in this process was taken following a meeting between Trump and Syrian President Ahmed Şara during the 36th NATO Summit of Heads of State and Government held in Ankara. The interaction between the two leaders at the summit has been regarded as one of the most significant diplomatic developments in the normalization proces
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Zeynep Gül