Trump Hosts Syrian President at White House

Trump said after the meeting that al-Sharaa is a "tough" leader whom he "likes" and gets along with.

Trump added that the U.S. will do everything it can to help Syria succeed.

The Syrian presidency said in a statement that al-Sharaa and Trump discussed bilateral relations and "ways to strengthen and develop them, in addition to a number of regional and international issues of mutual interest."

Syrian minister of information Hamza al-Mustafa wrote on X that the meeting lasted more than an hour and was "warm, candid, and forward-looking."

Mustafa said Trump and al-Sharaa discussed expanding economic cooperation, attracting American investments to Syria, and plans to lift the sanctions imposed under the Caesar Act.

"President Trump affirmed his commitment, stating: 'We have to get this done — we have to help Syria,'" Musafa wrote.

He added that Trump and al-Sharaa discussed the integration of the Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) into the Syrian Army.

Mustafa said Syria signed a political cooperation declaration with the International Coalition to Defeat ISIS, but stressed it's a political agreement and doesn't contain military components for now.

Trump said after his meeting with al-Sharaa that he is working with Israel on "getting along" with Syria.

"President Trump expressed his support for a potential security arrangement with Israel, aimed at enhancing national and regional stability," the Syrian minister of information wrote on X.