President Donald Trump has hinted at easing the harsh restrictive measures imposed by the United States against Syria. He revealed this while speaking to reporters, referring to a question posed by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Western powers and the Arab world, in addition to the United States, have imposed restrictive measures against that country in connection with its civil war. The war ended after 14 years with the overthrow of former President Bashar al-Assad in a coup. Assad’s government was overthrown by the terrorist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS). Syria is currently ruled by an HTS government. The position of president is held by the group’s leader, Ahmad al-Shara. With the overthrow of the government, Assad fled to Russia and sought protection in Moscow.
The United States has presented conditions to the HTS government that must be met before lifting the restrictive measures imposed against Syria. However, Shara’s government has faced major challenges in fulfilling these conditions. The main reason is that the country’s economy has been sh’s economy has been shattered due to the restrictive measures. And it has been isolated from the international financial system. “We may ease the measures taken against Syria, because it’s about giving them a chance for a new beginning,” Trump said, speaking to reporters. He said that Turkish President Erdogan had questioned him about the measures taken against Syria.
“A lot of people have posed that question to me, because they [Syria] have been sanctioned, which has deprived them of the opportunity to start anew. So we want to help them,” Trump said. It has recently been revealed that the HTS government has offered Trump’s business company, The Trump Organization, the opportunity to build a high-end building in Damascus, the capital of Syria, to please Trump. Reports related to this have been published at a time when Trump is scheduled to depart on a trip to three Middle Eastern countries.
The offer to give Trump’s company the opportunity to build a ‘Trump Tower’ in Damascus was made with the intention of securing an opportunity for HTS leaders to meet with him during Trump’s Middle East trip, according to sources familiar with the matter. In addition, sources said that the HTS government has proposed taking other steps to please Trump. This includes beginning to eliminate hostility and strengthen relations with Zionist Israel, as well as giving the United States a stake in Syria’s oil and gas production industry, sources said. Those familiar with the matter said these were proposals made to please Trump and seek relief from the harsh restrictive measures imposed by the United States against Syria.
