Ankara, July 8 (SANA)President Ahmadal-Sharaamet in Ankara on Wednesday with a delegation ofU.S. members ofCongressand U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Syria and IraqTom Barrack.

The meeting was attended by Foreign and Expatriates Minister Asaadal-Shaibani.Earlier Wednesday, President al-Sharaa arrived atAnkaraEsenboğa Airport, where he was welcomed by Turkish Trade Minister Ömer Bolat and several Turkish officials.The visit coincides with the 36thNATO Summit, which is being held in Ankara on July 7-8 and hosted by Türkiye, as the alliance faces a range of regional and global security challenges.

Several leaders are attending the summit, including U.S. President DonaldTrump, French President Emmanuel Macron, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, and the leaders of Finland, Slovakia, Italy, Canada, Bulgaria, Albania and Montenegro.