Syria's president is still a listed terrorist and Trump wants to meet him. Here's why

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

63% : Hours after his arrival in the Middle East, Donald Trump promoted a major policy shift on Syria and hinted at a new relationship with its president.
51% : "It was important for us to see relief on sanctions on Syria to help the reconstruction of Syria, to help the Syrian people recover from more than a decade of conflict, a decade of under investment," said UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric.
46% : Donald Trump said he would remove all sanctions, saying they had served an important function, but it was time for Syria to move forward.
46% : However acting US Ambassador to the UN Dorothy Shea said the US wants Syria's authorities to fully renounce and suppress terrorism, adopt a policy of non-aggression to neighbouring states, exclude foreign terrorist fighters from any official roles, prevent Iran and its proxies from exploiting Syrian territory, destroy weapons of mass destruction, assist in the recovery of US citizens disappeared in Syria, and ensure the security and freedoms of all Syrians. "The United States continues to observe the actions of the interim authorities and will determine our actions based on a pattern of behaviour.
43% : He also said Trump could get a "historic peace deal and victory for US interests in Syria," without elaborating what that meant.
40% : Today, Donald Trump has said he has removed "all of them." As the president of the United States he does have the power to do that, through revoking or creating executive orders.
38% : Trump fast forwards US demands on Syria Two weeks ago, the US publicly spelled out at the United Nations the steps it wanted Syria to take before it would change its stance toward the country.
36% : Can Trump just lift the sanctions? Syria has been designated a state sponsor of terrorism since December 1979, according to the US and that resulted in many strict sanctions.

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