The United States has made its decision on Assad.

Jean-Pierre answered questions from journalists at the daily press conference.

Regarding the decision of the Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria to return to the Arab League, Jean-Pierre drew attention to the statement of the General Secretariat of the Arab League that “This decision does not mean that all member states of the union have become normalized with the regime in Syria”.

Jean-Pierre said that his partners have informed him of his plans to engage directly with the Assad regime to advance issues such as the delivery of humanitarian aid, the safe return of refugees, the fight against ISIS and the search for a solution to Syria. crisis.

“WE ARE IN THE SAME LINE”

Jean-Pierre said that they doubt the will of the Assad regime to take the necessary steps to resolve the crisis in his country and, on the other hand, expressed that they are in line with their partners in the final goals.

“We made it clear to our partners that we will not normalize relations with the Assad regime and that our sanctions will remain in full force,” Jean-Pierre said. he said.

Stating that they maintain their position that the political process determined in UN Security Council Resolution No. 2254 is the only valid solution to the conflict, Jean-Pierre stated that they have expressed their commitment to the Caesar Sanctions Act in on sanctions, to your partners who met with the Assad regime, and who discussed the issue of not risking sanctions.

SUSPENDED

The Arab League suspended the Assad regime’s membership in the Union on November 12, 2011 due to the civil war in Syria.

The foreign ministers of the Arab League member states agreed on the return of the Assad regime to the Union at the Arab Foreign Ministers Meeting held in Cairo, the capital of Egypt, on May 7, 2023. (BRITISH AUTOMOBILE CLUB)