Donald Trump created surprise on Tuesday by announcing from Ryad that he raised American sanctions against Syria, on the eve of at least briefly meeting the president Ahmad Al-Chareh In Saudi Arabia: “I will order the cessation of sanctions against Syria to give them a chance of greatness,” said the American president, saying that he had reached this decision after pressing requests from his host, the Saudi Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed ben Salmane.
The President of the United States “agreed to salute” the acting Syrian president on Wednesday during his official visit to Saudi Arabic, had rather known a senior American official, despite the reluctance of Israel, ally of the United States, as for the evolution of the situation in Syria where The Israeli army leads strikes.
Appointed interim president after the offensive carried out with his group Hayat Tahrir al-cham (HTC), who overthrew the president Bashar al-Assad in Decemberthe Syrian now deploys intense diplomatic activity, with Arab countries but also European. His country was ravaged by nearly 14 years of civil war, launched in 2011 by the repression of pro -democracy demonstrations,
By receiving Syrian temporary worker at the Élysée on May 7, Emmanuel Macron had asked him to “do everything to ensure the protection of all Syrians without exception, whatever their origin, their religion, their confession, their opinions”. He also wanted the perpetrators of interconfessional violence to Druze and “Massacres” of members of the Alaouite minority In March were “prosecuted and judged”.
If the Islamist coalition in power in Syria since the fall of clan Assad manages to stabilize the country, the French president said he was in favor of “the gradual lifting of European economic sanctions”.
Emmanuel Macron had also called foradministration Trump. “The interest of all, including the interest of the Americans, is today (…) rather to act to accompany us in the lifting of the sanctions with regard to the Syrian people”, and “to delay as much as possible for the withdrawal of these forces in Syria,” said the French president.
The American authorities have hitherto timed, however, saying that they first wanted to see how the new authorities exercised their power, especially in terms of respect for human rights and minorities before lifting their sanctions on Syria.
