Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Syria’s interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa, the head of the jihadist organization Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City on Monday.

The State Department said Rubio “underscored this opportunity for Syria to build a stable and sovereign nation following President Trump’s historic announcement earlier this year on sanctions relief for the Syrian people.”

Syrian state media was likewise brisk in reporting the meeting, although it offered the additional detail that Sharaa wants the U.S. to repeal the Caesar Act.

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