EU to lift all economic sanctions on Syria

The French news agency AFP announced that EU diplomats have decided to lift all economic sanctions against Syria.

Diplomats reported that on Tuesday, EU countries greenlit the lifting of all economic sanctions imposed on Syria to help the country recover after the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad.

According to diplomats, the ambassadors from the 27 EU member states reached a preliminary agreement on this decision, which will be officially announced later in the day by foreign ministers meeting in Brussels.

Before the meeting of EU foreign ministers, EU diplomacy chief Kaja Kallas stated her hope that an agreement would be reached on lifting economic sanctions against Syria.

According to Reuters, Kallas said before the meeting, “We want to ensure that the Syrian people have access to jobs and livelihoods so that the country can become more stable.”

On February 24, the European Union announced the suspension of some sanctions imposed on Syria under the Assad government, particularly those related to the banking, energy, and transportation sectors.

US President Donald Trump also met with Abu Mohammad al-Jolani (Ahmed Shara), the leader of the HTS administration in Syria, and announced that they would lift sanctions on Syria.