President Donald Trump further solidified efforts to create a new relationship with Syria when he met with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa in Riyadh on Wednesday morning.

“I have never believed in having permanent enemies,” Mr. Trump said in a speech on Tuesday at the Saudi-U.S. Investment Forum in Riyadh.

The meeting represented the most dramatic moment so far in Trump’s ongoing visit to the Middle East, which took him to Qatar later on Wednesday and will conclude in the United Arab Emirates.