Syrian president meets US lawmakers as he pushes for full repeal of Caesar sanctions

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa on Sunday met with Republican Congressman Brian Mast as part of efforts to secure the full repeal of the 2019 Caesar sanctions during his historic visit to Washington. Mast, a pro-Israel lawmaker and chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, has been an opponent of repealing the Caesar Act, which imposed sweeping penalties on Syria in 2019 following evidence of human rights violations under the rule of Bashar al-Assad. In a statement after the meeting, Mast said he and Sharaa “had a long and serious conversation about how to build a future for the people of Syria free of war, ISIS and extremism.” (Read more at Anadolu Ajansi)