Syrian state news agency local time on the 18th that the head of the Syrian regime's foreign affairs department, Hibani, will meet with U.S. lawmakers in Washington to discuss the issue of lifting U.S. sanctions on Syria.

Shibani is also expected to meet with US Secretary of State rubio on the 19th.

The French news agency that this visit will be the first visit of the Syrian regime to the United States after the mutation of the situation in Syria.