EU to lift all economic sanctions on Syria

By AFP
May 21, 2025
European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaja Kallas, arrives to attend the UK-EU Summit at Lancaster House on May 19, 2025 in London, England. — Reuters
European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaja Kallas, arrives to attend the UK-EU Summit at Lancaster House on May 19, 2025 in London, England. — Reuters 

BRUSSELS, Belgium: EU countries agreed on Tuesday to lift all their remaining economic sanctions on Syria in a bid to help the war-torn country recover after the ouster of Bashar al-Assad.

“Today, we took the decision to lift our economic sanctions on Syria,” the EU´s top diplomat Kaja Kallas posted on X after a meeting of the bloc´s foreign ministers in Brussels. “We want to help the Syrian people rebuild a new, inclusive and peaceful Syria,” she said.