🇺🇸🇸🇾 US and Syrian officials convened in Damascus to discuss lifting sanctions and potentially delisting Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) as a terrorist organization. The US reportedly outlined conditions, including initiating a democratic political process and ensuring minority rights in Syria. Syrian newspaper Al Watan quoted a US official who described a separate meeting with HTS leader al-Julani as "useful and good."
🇺🇸🇸🇾 US and Syrian officials convened in Damascus to discuss lifting sanctions and potentially delisting Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) as a terrorist organization. The US reportedly outlined conditions, including initiating a democratic political process and ensuring minority rights in Syria. Syrian newspaper Al Watan quoted a US official who described a separate meeting with HTS leader al-Julani as "useful and good."
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