Bruce added that Rubio expressed the hope that the decision to raise sanctions in Syria would be the beginning of a new chapter for the Syrian people and Syrian relations.
Earlier on the same day, the US envoy in Syria, Thomas Barak, said in the statements of New York Times, that Syria and Israel are conducting serious negotiations under the American sponsor in order to restore calm along the border between them.
The American messenger added that the presidential administration Donald Trump wants Syria to join the agreements on Abraham, but this “can take time.”