The president of the United States, Donald Trump, signed on Monday an executive order that ends a program of US sanctions in Syria, a measure that opens the door to the country to join the international financial system and begin its post -war reconstruction.
The White House spokeswoman, Karoline Leavitt, confirmed the action in an informative session, stating that the United States would continue sanctions addressed to the former president of Syria, Bashar Al-Assad, along with her associates, human rights offenders, drug traffickers, those involved with chemical weapons, ISI and their affiliates, and proxy backed by Iran.
Assad was withdrawn from power in December during a rapid offensive directed by rebels supported by Islamists. Since then, Syria has begun to restore ties with the global community.
Syrian Foreign Minister Ashibani Ashibani, welcomed the United States decision, qualifying the opportunity for national revival. “The Trump termination of the Syrian sanctions program” open the door of the long -awaited reconstruction and development, “he said in a statement published on the social platform X”.[It] He will lift the obstacle against economic recovery and open the country to the international community. “
The change in the policy of the United States began in May when Trump met with the president of Syria, Ahmed al-Sharaa, in Riad.
During the meeting, Trump made a surprise announcement that the sanctions would be lifted, which advances for this formal action.
According to the special envoy of the USA for Syria Thomas Barrack, “Syria needs to have a chance, and that is what happened.” He described the movement as “the culmination of a very tedious, detailed and unbearable process of how these sanctions develop.”
The White House said the Executive Order addresses the Secretary of State to reassess the appointment of Syria as a state sponsor of terrorism, as well as the Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham terrorist classification, a rebel faction led by President Sharaa who has links with Al Qaeda.
Additional monitoring will continue in the progress of Syria towards the key priorities of the United States, including “take concrete steps to normalize ties with Israel, address foreign terrorists, deport Palestinian terrorists and ban Palestinian terrorist groups,” according to the White House.
(Reuters)
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