Trump vows to support Syrian leadership after White House meeting with President al-Sharaa

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Trump vows to support Syrian leadership after White House meeting with President al-Sharaa  Trump welcomed Syria's President Ahmad al-Sharaa into a US-led global coalition to fight the Islamic State group and later said he plans to meet with the Syrian leader again.  READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/11/11/trump-vows-to-support-syrian-leadership-after-white-house-meeting-with-president-al-sharaa  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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00:00U.S. President Donald Trump vowed to do everything to make Syria successful

00:04following a first-of-its-kind White House meeting with Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharah on Monday.

00:11After the closed-door Oval Office meeting, Trump expressed support for al-Sharah

00:16and a senior administration official announced Syria will now be the 90th country

00:22to join the global coalition to combat the Islamic State group.

00:26Well, I've had an agreement with him. He's a very strong leader.

00:31He comes from a very tough place, and he's a tough guy.

00:35I liked him. I get along with him, the president, the new president in Syria.

00:39And we'll do everything we can to make Syria successful because that's part of the Middle East.

00:44Al-Sharah's visits to the White House caps a remarkable rebranding for the former jihadist

00:50who until recently was designated a terrorist by the U.S. government.

00:54In an interview with U.S. media, Fox News, al-Sharah said the visit was part of a new era

01:00in which the country would cooperate with the U.S.

01:03Following Monday's meeting, the U.S. is expected to announce new measures

01:07to lift economic restrictions on Syria and provide compliance clarity for investors.

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