The United States isn’t currently looking for normalizing relations with Syria
The United States reiterated its rejection of normalizing relations with the Syrian government.
State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce said during a press conference that her country doesn’t intend to establish diplomatic relations with Damascus at this time.
Bruce confirmed that some representatives of the Syrian transitional authorities have attended meetings at the United Nations in New York, but that Washington is still carefully assessing the situation and will only make decisions based on the actions of those authorities.
She also clarified that there are no scheduled meetings between US officials and their Syrian counterparts yet.
In a related context, US Representative Cory Mills, Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, revealed details of his recent visit to Damascus, where he met with Syrian Transitional President, Ahmed al Sharaa.
According to Mills’ statements to Bloomberg, the meeting focused on issues of US sanctions and peace with Israel.
He indicated that he will brief US President Donald Trump and National Security Advisor Mike Waltz on the results of the visit, explaining that he is conveying a message from al Sharaa to Trump personally.
The report indicated that Israel remains unconvinced of al Sharaa’s positions and opposes easing sanctions on Syria without clear security guarantees.
