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Secretary of State Marco Rubio has met with his Syrian counterpart as the Trump administration begins to wind down sanctions.
NPR's Michelle Kellerman reports the move is getting bipartisan support in Washington.
Speaking to reporters on a trip to neighboring Turkey,
Secretary Rubio says he's just getting to know Syria's new leaders who toppled Bashar al-Assad's regime last year.
We think that a peaceful,
stable Syria would be one of the most dramatic improvements in the region in a very long time.
And we want to do everything we can to help achieve that.
Rubio says Syrian authorities, who were former jihadi fighters,
are promising to build a pluralistic society.
They've also asked for help, he says, in removing chemical weapons from the country.
The secretary says the U.S. will help with that and will ease sanctions that were put in place during Bashar al-Assad's rule.
Michelle Kellerman, NPR News, the State Department.
The Supreme Court seems intent on continuing to block President Trump's efforts to restrict birthright citizenship