A delegation from the US Congress arrives in Damascus to explore the prospects for strengthening relationships

Syrian media revealed that a delegation from the US Congress arrived in the Syrian capital, Damascus, on Friday, on an official visit to the country, the first of its kind in years.

According to the source, the delegation includes Representative Curry Mills, a member of the Foreign Affairs Committee, and MP Marilyn Stotzman, a member of the Financial and Budget Committees in the US House of Representatives.

On the sidelines of the visit, Representative Curry Mills made a tour in the Jobar neighborhood of Damascus.

The delegation’s visit aims to assess the current situation in Syria, and to explore the prospects for strengthening Syrian -American relations. The two deputies will discuss ways to support regional diplomacy, and review the humanitarian and economic impact of US sanctions imposed on Syria.

According to other sources, the visit aims primarily to discuss the issue of lifting or eliminating US sanctions imposed on Syria, in addition to humanitarian issues that come at the heart of American attention, as Syria has suffered from time -long crises, and therefore any American move in this direction may focus on discussing ways to provide humanitarian aid and discuss the lifting of sanctions.

For his part, the President of the Syrian -American Council, Farouk Bilal, said: “There is a desire for members of Congress to identify the Syrian situation after the fall of the Assad regime, and added:” The visits open the diplomatic communication channels between Damascus and Washington, “pointing out that he had previously held a meeting between members of the US Congress and Foreign Minister Asaad Al -Shaibani at the Munich Security Conference, which took place in the middle of the past.