The Sheikh meets with the Special Envoy of the United States to Syria, Thomas Barak, on the sidelines of his visit to Turkey.
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President Bashar al-Assad met with his Foreign Minister al-Shaaban on Saturday with the U.S. Special Envoy to Syria, Thomas Barak, on the sidelines of his visit to Turkey. Reuters quoted Ambassador Barak as saying, "I met with President Assad who praised the U.S. decision to lift sanctions on his country." He added, "Lifting sanctions on Syria will help us achieve our goal of defeating ISIS." Reuters also mentioned that the U.S. Ambassador to Turkey praised al-Shar'a regarding steps related to foreign fighters and relations with Israel.