Sanctions were imposed during the reign of President Bashar al-Assad, who was overthrown in December.
The European Union has lifted economic sanctions against Syria In order to help the recovery of the country torn apart by the war, the leader of foreign policy of the block of 27 countries, Kaja Kallas, said, offering the nation another critical rescue buoy after the ouster of Bashar al-Assad.
“We want to help the Syrian people rebuild a new inclusive and peaceful Syria,” Kallas said in an article on X after meetings with ministers in Brussels. “The EU has always been supported by the Syrians in the past 14 years – and will continue to do so.”
The change in policy of the European Union comes after an announcement by the UNITED STATES Last week, he raised sanctions against Damascus.
Syrian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Assad Al-Shaibani, thanked the EU on Tuesday, saying that the decision would strengthen the security and stability of Syria.
Reporting earlier from the EU headquarters, the Hachem Ahelbarra of Al Jazeera described the agreement to raise sanctions as a “really significant” development.
“It is first of all a recognition that the EU recognizes the authority which currently operates in Syria, and that there must be more financial transactions to open the way to the creation of financial stability and to improve the living standards of the inhabitants of Syria,” he said.
Sanctions were imposed during the Al-Assad presidency in 2012 and 2013 and concern the transport, energy and banks sectors, Ahelbarra said.
The new management of the country has urged the West to mitigate restrictions to help Syria recover from years of despotic regime and civil war.
EU diplomats told AFP’s news agency that the agreement should see the lifting of sanctions reducing Syrian banks in the world system and the asset frost on the central bank.
But the diplomats said that the block intended to impose new individual sanctions on the agitation of ethnic tensions, following fatal attacks targeting the Allawite minority.
Other measures targeting the al-Assad regime and prohibiting the sale of weapons or equipment that could be used to suppress civilians had to stay in place.
The last EU movement comes after its First step in Februarysuspend certain sanctions on the main Syrian economic sectors.
The officials said that these measures could be reposed if the new leaders of Syria have promised to respect the rights of minorities and to go to democracy.
“The European Union wants to make a new start with Syria … But we are also expecting an inclusive policy in the country which includes all populations of population and religious groups,” said German Minister for Foreign Affairs Johann Wadephul in a statement.
“It is important to us that a united Syria can take charge of its future,” he added.