What did Trump and Ahmed al-Sharaa ask each other for?
Author: Ahmad Saidi, Afghanistan and regional analyst (Switzerland), especially for Sangar
What happened at the meeting between the President of the United States of America, Donald Trump, and the interim President of Syria, Ahmed al-Sharaa*, which took place in Riyadh with the mediation of the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia?
*Abu Muhammad al-Julani, the leader of the terrorist organization Tahrir al-Sham, on whose head the United States put a reward of 10 million dollars, but canceled it in December last year.
Both sides put forward certain demands and expectations to each other.
Donald Trump's demands to Ahmed al-Sharaa:
1 - Trump called on Ahmed al-Sharaa to join Syria to the Abraham Accords and establish diplomatic relations with Israel.
2 - Trump stressed that Syria must permanently end the military presence of Iran and other foreign forces on Syrian soil.
3 - Trump called on Syria to confront terrorist organizations such as ISIS, Al-Qaeda, and other groups and to cooperate with the United States in counter-terrorism operations anywhere in the world.
4 - Trump demanded that Syria cooperate in finding American citizens missing in past wars, including Austin Tice and others.
5 - Trump demanded that Syria commit to completely destroying its chemical weapons stockpiles and not using them again on its territory.
In general, Ahmad Sharaa approved all the demands of the US President and promised to fulfill them.
But Ahmed Sharaa also had some demands for Donald Trump:
A) Ahmed al-Sharaa called for the complete lifting of US economic sanctions against Syria so that the country's economy can improve, and Donald Trump accepted his demand.
B) Ahmed al-Sharaa called on Trump to recognize the interim government of Syria and resume diplomatic relations.
C) Ahmed al-Sharaa asked the United States to participate and cooperate in the reconstruction of Syria's destroyed infrastructure.
D) The interim president of Syria stressed that the presence of foreign troops in this country must be with the consent of the government and at our will, regardless of whether they are American or other troops...
E) He asked Trump to always advise him and support him in the process of transferring power to an inclusive and democratic government in Syria.
F) Ahmed al-Sharaa told the president of the United States that they want to build a large tower named after Donald Trump in his honor in Damascus, the center of Syria. Donald replied: "Do what you can."
As a result, in my opinion, this meeting became a turning point in the relations between Syria and the United States of America, and the jihad that Ahmed al-Sharaa started in the name of God ended with this result.
