President Donald Trump will drop sanctions against Syria and meet with the nation’s new president Ahmed al-Shaara on Wednesday.&nbsp;

"In Syria, which has seen so much misery and death, there is a new government that we must all hope will succeed in stabilizing the country and keeping peace," Trump said in a speech Saudi Arabia.&nbsp;

The nation was cut off from the global financial system under ousted President Bashar al-Assad's government, amid 14 years of civil war.&nbsp;

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President Donald Trump announced during a speech in Saudi Arabia that he will lift sanctions on Syria and meet with the country’s new president, Ahmed al-Shaara, on Wednesday.{ai:summary}President Donald Trump plans to lift sanctions against Syria and will meet with new President Ahmed al-Shaara. He expressed hope for the new government to stabilize the country and maintain peace, following years of civil war and isolation under Bashar al-Assad.#foreignaffairs

Trump says he'll drop sanctions on Syria in move to normalize relations

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