US flag raised again in Damascus
World
13 years after the closure of the US Embassy in Syria, the American flag has been raised again in Damascus. This step became a symbol of warming relations between Washington and the new Syrian leadership and marked the signing of a large-scale energy agreement involving the US, Qatar, and Turkey.
The ceremony was attended by US Ambassador to Turkey and Special Envoy to Syria Thomas Barrack, appointed earlier this month. He held a meeting with the acting president of Syria, Ahmad al-Shar'a, and participated in the signing of an agreement on the creation of an international energy consortium.
The project, with a total capacity of 5,000 megawatts, will be implemented with the participation of the Qatari company UCC Concession Investments, the American company Power International USA, as well as the Turkish companies Kalyon GES Enerji Yatirimlari and Cengiz Enerji.
A signal for further changes was also the announcement that Syria would soon be removed from the list of terrorist-sponsoring states, which the country had been in since 1979. This information was announced by Barrack and confirmed by US President Donald Trump's statement published on the X network.
"Tom understands that cooperation with Syria has enormous potential to stop radicalism, improve relations, and ensure peace in the Middle East," an official statement on behalf of Trump said.
Initially, Washington was wary of the transition to power in Syria. The new president, Ahmad al-Shar'a, is the former leader of an Islamic group that is still on the US list of terrorist organizations. However, in recent weeks, following Trump's meeting with Sharah in Riyadh, the US has begun to revise its Syrian policy, which has been expressed in the lifting of several restrictions and the restoration of political contacts.
The project, with a total capacity of 5,000 megawatts, will be implemented with the participation of the Qatari company UCC Concession Investments, the American company Power International USA, as well as the Turkish companies Kalyon GES Enerji Yatirimlari and Cengiz Enerji.
A signal for further changes was also the announcement that Syria would soon be removed from the list of terrorist-sponsoring states, which the country had been in since 1979. This information was announced by Barrack and confirmed by US President Donald Trump's statement published on the X network.
"Tom understands that cooperation with Syria has enormous potential to stop radicalism, improve relations, and ensure peace in the Middle East," an official statement on behalf of Trump said.
Initially, Washington was wary of the transition to power in Syria. The new president, Ahmad al-Shar'a, is the former leader of an Islamic group that is still on the US list of terrorist organizations. However, in recent weeks, following Trump's meeting with Sharah in Riyadh, the US has begun to revise its Syrian policy, which has been expressed in the lifting of several restrictions and the restoration of political contacts.
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