WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is expected to meet with the head of Syria’s opposition council in the coming days, as the U.S. weighs the possibility of more economic sanctions aimed at changing Syrian President Bashar Assad’s calculus ahead of June elections.

A White House official said Obama would see Ahmad al-Jarba while the opposition leader is in Washington for meetings with Secretary of State John Kerry and other U.S. officials. The exact day of Obama’s meeting was unclear, though it’s likely to occur after the president returns from a three-day trip to the West Coast that kicks off Wednesday.

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