As he visited Damascus and the capital, the United States envoy to Syria, who described the country’s political and economic thaw as “solvable,” praised the interim government and declared that the conflict between Israel and Syria is “solvable.”
The US ambassador’s residence was shut down in 2012 as a result of Syria’s civil war, but Thomas Barrack, who raised the flag over the ambassador’s residence for the first time since, said a “dialogue” was required to begin the negotiations between Syria and Israel.
He told reporters on Thursday, “I’d say we need to start with just a non-aggression agreement, talk about boundaries and borders.”
Under its new administration, the US has begun reestablishing diplomatic ties with Syria in recent months.
A nation whose country had been devastated by nearly 14 years of war was given a lifeline by the US earlier in May when it unexpectedly lifted sanctions against the country. Days later, the European Union followed suit.
Barrack claimed that the US no longer considered Syria to be a state sponsor of “terrorism,” that the situation had already been resolved “with the]ex-President Bashar al-Assad regime being overthrown,” but that the US Congress still had a six-month review period.
By not imposing our culture on your culture, Barrack said, “America’s intention and the president’s vision is that we have a chance on this young government.”
According to Al Jazeera’s Mahmoud Abdel Wahed, who is a journalist from Damascus, there has been a “major shift in the political dynamic of the region” as a result of the strengthening ties between Syria, the US, and other Western nations.
Wahed claimed that Asaad al-Shaibani’s meeting with representatives from Western nations, EU officials, and UN officials will benefit both the new Syrian administration and the Syrian people.
He continued, “This is some kind of recognition of the new leadership … giving the new leadership a chance to boost its economy and attract more Western investment to aid the government’s efforts to rebuild Syria.”
Relations between Syria and Israel
The two nations have had a turbulent relationship since the Arab-Israeli conflict in 1967 and Israel’s subsequent occupation of the Syrian Golan Heights.
Israel seizes more Syrian territory close to the border shortly after al-Assad was ousted in December, claiming concern for the interim administration led by Ahmed al-Sharaa.
Israel has frequently attacked Syria both before and after al-Assad’s ouster.
US President Donald Trump and al-Sharaa met earlier in May in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and he urged al-Sharaa to restart relations with Israel.
Source: Aljazeera
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