Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Al-Shibani shared the video on his Instagram page (owned by Meta, banned in Russia for its extremist activities). The location and date of the recording were not specified. Syrian interim President Ahmad Al-Sharaa arrived in the United States for his first official visit. An agreement is expected to be signed for Syria to join the US-led international coalition to combat ISIS (a terrorist organization banned in Russia and internationally) during a meeting with US President Donald Trump. Earlier on Friday, the United States lifted sanctions imposed on Al-Sharaa ahead of his visit to Washington for talks with US President Donald Trump. The US Treasury Department’s website reported the removal of Syrian Interior Minister Anas Khattab’s name from the US sanctions list. On Thursday, the United Nations Security Council voted to lift sanctions on the Syrian president. Fourteen council members, including Russia, voted in favor of the resolution. No one opposed it. Only China abstained from voting.
