US lists demands for Syria in exchange for sanctions relief

The demands included the removal of foreign fighters from key governing positions, the destruction of remaining chemical weapons and cooperation on counterterrorism efforts. U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Levant and Syria engagement in the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, Natasha Franceschi, delivered the list to Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani on the sidelines of a Syria donor conference in Brussels. This meeting marked the first direct high-level interaction between Damascus and Washington since President Donald Trump’s inauguration (Read more at Daily Sabah).