President Trump is meeting on Monday at the White House with Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa, the White House said.

Why it matters: This is the first-ever visit by a Syrian president to the White House and another key step in rebuilding U.S.-Syrian relations. It's particularly unusual given al-Sharaa is a former al-Qaeda commander who was until recently on the U.S. terrorism blacklist.

Driving the news: Al-Sharaa arrived in Washington on Saturday and held meeting with the members of the Syrian-American community and with members of Congress. • The key issue in his meeting with Trump is the signing of an agreement for Syria to join the U.S.-led coalition against ISIS.

State of play: Ahead of al-Sharaa's visit to Washington, the UN Security Council voted to remove him and his interior

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