Cardin: U.S. should lift Syria sanctions if behavior improves from new government

Cardin: U.S. should lift Syria sanctions if behavior improves from new government

Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD), the outgoing chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said on Thursday that the administration should use its authority to lift U.S. sanctions on Syria should the new government, still in formation, make progress to improve the human rights situation and other violations by the former Assad regime.“It’s too early to tell whether the incoming regime’s record will reflect a different way of doing business,” Cardin s…

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