Brussels (TDI): European Union foreign ministers agreed on Tuesday to lift EU’s last remaining economic sanctions on the new administration in Syria.
“We want to help Syrians rebuild a new, inclusive and peaceful country,” foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said.
“The European Union has always supported Syrian people throughout the past fourteen years, and will keep doing so.”
Europe had already eased some sanctions related to energy, transport and reconstruction, as well as associated financial transactions, but many member countries felt those steps were insufficient to back Syria’s political transition and economic recovery.
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President Donald Trump ordered the lifting of US sanctions on Syria during his Middle East tour last week.
Syria’s Foreign Minister Asaad Al-Shaibani stated the measures showed “regional and international will to support Syria.”
He said that Syrian people today have a very important and historic opportunity to rebuild their country. The plan today is to benefit from the ending of restrictions.
Anyone who wants to invest in Syria, he is welcomed, anyone who wants to cooperate with Syria, there are no restrictions, he added.
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Al-Shaibani spoke on a trip to Jordan, where the two nations inked a new cooperation deal on energy, water, industry, trade, transport and health.
Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi said that Syria was “in a new phase, and its success needs giving it a chance to succeed.”
