On Monday, U.S. President Donald Trump met Syria’s transitional President Ahmed al-Sharaa at the White House. The meeting was remarkable in many ways. It was the first time that a Syrian President had ever been hosted in the White House.

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa is to meet US President Donald Trump at the White House for unprecedented talks just days after the US removed him from a terrorism blacklist.

The move would mark a significant turnaround in the U.S. relationship with Syria.