US EditionTrump Lifts US Financial Sanctions Against Syria
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US President Trump has lifted his country's sanctions against Syria by decree.
On Monday, the U.S. also launched sanctions against the country. US President Donald Trump signed a corresponding decree "to promote and support the country's path to stability and peace, as announced by the White House. The move will allow the country to end its isolation from the international financial system. Most Syrians hope that the easing of sanctions will pave the way for a stronger engagement of humanitarian organizations operating in …
Half a year after the change of power in Syria, US President Donald Trump has formally lifted sanctions against the country as announced, but the sanctions against former leader Bashar al-Assad and his government remain
Trump lifts US financial sanctions against Syria
US President Donald Trump officialised a remarkable pivot in US-Syria relations on Monday by enacting his promise to lift sanctions on the country which affected most state-run institutions including the central bank. The decision was a effort to "support the country's path to stability and peace", White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters.
The White House spokesman explains that the presidential decree, signed after Bashar al-Assad's fall, wants "to end the country's isolation in relation to the international financial system".
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