Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shibani attends a Security Council meeting about the situation in Syria at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, U.S., April 25, 2025. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/File Photo
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani met with senior U.S. State Department officials on Tuesday in New York, two sources familiar with the matter said, as Damascus seeks a clear road map from Washington on how to secure permanent sanctions relief.
Shibani has been in the United States for meetings at the United Nations, where he raised the three-star flag of Syria’s uprising as the official Syrian flag 14 years after the country's civil war erupted. Syria's long-time oppressive ruler, Bashar al-Assad, was ousted by a lightning rebel offensive in December.
