{"id":39690,"date":"2025-09-20T13:54:45","date_gmt":"2025-09-20T13:54:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/963media.com\/en\/?p=39690"},"modified":"2025-09-20T13:54:45","modified_gmt":"2025-09-20T13:54:45","slug":"syrias-fm-in-washington-talks-on-sanctions-reconstruction-and-a-deal-with-israel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/963media.com\/en\/20\/09\/2025\/syrias-fm-in-washington-talks-on-sanctions-reconstruction-and-a-deal-with-israel\/","title":{"rendered":"Syria\u2019s FM in Washington: Talks on Sanctions, Reconstruction, and a Deal with Israel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since Thursday, Syria\u2019s interim Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani has been in Washington for talks with senior officials from the State and Treasury Departments, as well as members of Congress. His agenda includes lobbying for the removal of U.S. sanctions, particularly the \u201cCaesar Act,\u201d which Damascus says obstructs investment and reconstruction.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shibani\u2019s visit precedes that of Syria\u2019s transitional President Ahmad al-Sharaa, who is expected in New York on Sunday to attend the U.N. General Assembly. Al-Sharaa will deliver a speech on September 24 and is scheduled to hold several meetings, including, according to CBS News, a possible encounter with U.S. President Donald Trump.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The U.S. State Department confirmed that Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau met with Shibani, alongside U.S. envoy to Syria Thomas Barrack. According to the statement, discussions focused on implementing the March 10 agreement between the Syrian transitional government and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF); Syria\u2013Israel relations; counterterrorism; and strengthening economic ties between Damascus and Washington.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Landau said Syria had a \u201chistoric opportunity to build a peaceful, prosperous, and sovereign state\u201d following Trump\u2019s decision to ease sanctions. The Syrian Foreign Ministry confirmed that bilateral relations and ways to enhance them were also discussed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Later, Syrian state news agency SANA reported that Shibani raised the new Syrian flag over the embassy building in Washington, expressing optimism about the \u201ccomplete lifting of U.S. sanctions, including the Caesar Act,\u201d and the start of investment and reconstruction.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Also read:<a href=\"https:\/\/963media.com\/en\/13\/09\/2025\/centcom-us-delegation-met-al-sharaa-on-isis-in-damascus\/#\"> CENTCOM: US Delegation Met Al-Sharaa on ISIS in Damascus<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lifting sanctions remains the central focus of the visit. Damascus has pressed Congress to cancel the Caesar Act despite resistance from the House Rules Committee earlier this month, which rejected an attempt by Rep. Joe Wilson to attach repeal language to the upcoming defence budget. The proposal, however, remains alive in the Senate.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On Friday, Shibani met with lawmakers including Sen. Chris Van Hollen, Rep. Joe Wilson, Rep. Ibrahim Hamadeh, and Sen. Lindsey Graham, alongside eight other members of Congress. Talks cantered on Caesar sanctions, counterterrorism, and Syrian\u2013Israeli relations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meetings with Treasury officials also addressed responsible and safe reintegration of Syria into the global financial system, according to a Treasury <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/USTreasury\/status\/1968704744702009569\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">post on X<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The department said the effort aimed to reinforce joint work against terrorist financing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Beyond sanctions and financial issues, reports suggest that stabilizing southern Syria and reaching an agreement with Israel top the agenda. On Friday, Syria\u2019s transitional President al-Sharaa told Turkish daily <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Milliyet<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that Damascus was \u201cvery close\u201d to finalizing a U.S.-mediated security agreement with Israel, similar to the 1974 disengagement deal. He stressed, however, that this would not mean normalization or joining the Abraham Accords.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cSyria knows how to fight, but it no longer wants war,\u201d al-Sharaa said, adding that Israel\u2019s commitment remained uncertain. He also claimed that unrest in Suwayda had been deliberately staged to derail an earlier security arrangement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) recently published a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/understandingwar.org\/map\/demilitarized-southern-syria\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">map<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> outlining possible security arrangements for southern Syria. It proposes expanding the current buffer zone by two kilometres into Syrian territory; creating a second zone, off-limits to Syrian troops and heavy weapons but accessible to Syria\u2019s interim government security forces; and declaring a third, larger area stretching toward Damascus as a no-fly zone.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The U.S. has already begun rolling back its sanctions. In late June, Trump signed an executive order lifting emergency measures first imposed in 2004. Officials said Syria\u2019s government had taken \u201csignificant steps toward stability.\u201d The move included a review of Syria\u2019s status as a state sponsor of terrorism and instructed the State Department to reconsider its designation of armed jihadi group Hay\u2019at Tahrir al-Sham, which was led by Syria\u2019s current interim president Ahmad Al-Sharaa..<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Also read: <a href=\"https:\/\/963media.com\/en\/20\/09\/2025\/syrian-lebanese-relations-between-old-burdens-and-new-uncertainties\/#\">Syrian\u2013Lebanese Relations: Between Old Burdens and New Uncertainties<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meanwhile, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced that Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Syrians in the United States would soon expire, affecting around 6,000 beneficiaries and 1,000 pending applicants. Officials framed the decision as a return to \u201crational immigration policy,\u201d arguing conditions in Syria no longer prevented returns.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Since Thursday, Syria\u2019s interim Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani has been in Washington for talks with senior officials from the State and Treasury Departments, as well as members of Congress. His agenda includes lobbying for the removal of U.S. sanctions, particularly the \u201cCaesar Act,\u201d which Damascus says obstructs investment and reconstruction. 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