US EditionSyria Welcomes U.S. Move to Ease Sanctions Imposed on It
- On May 16, 2025, US officials announced the easing of sanctions on Syria during talks held in Istanbul, Turkey.
- This decision followed President Trump's Gulf tour announcement and his meeting with Syria's interim leader Ahmed al-Sharaa in Saudi Arabia earlier that month.
- The sanctions relief includes unfreezing Syrian central bank assets and waivers for investment, financial services, and petroleum transactions, conditional on counterterrorism and minority protections.
- Secretary of State Marco Rubio described the recent measures as an initial move toward fulfilling the president’s goal of establishing a renewed relationship between the United States and Syria, which will support enhanced humanitarian aid and infrastructure development.
- Syria welcomed the decision as a positive step toward easing economic and humanitarian struggles, though analysts note full sanctions relief may require Congressional approval and additional time.
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News & RecordSyria praises US moves to ease some sanctions
DAMASCUS, Syria — Syria considers the move by the Trump administration to ease sanctions imposed on the wartorn country as a "positive step" to ease humanitarian and economic suffering, its foreign ministry said Saturday.
Interim Government: Syria Celebrates Relief of US Economic Sanctions · Global Voices
Syria welcomes Trump's decision to relax its sanctions as a "positive step" that will help alleviate the country's humanitarian and economic suffering, said its Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Saturday.
US rolls back Assad-era sanctions on Syria
The United States granted immediate sanctions relief to Syria after President Donald Trump called for a complete end to sanctions on the country.The sanctions relief was announced by the U.S. Treasury Department and State Department on May 23.According to a statement released by the Treasury Department, the decision to roll back sanctions is "just one part of a broader U.S. government effort to remove the full architecture of sanctions imposed o…
Syria welcomes US decision to ease Assad-era sanctions as a ‘positive step’
DAMASCUS, Syria — Syria considers the move by the Trump administration to ease sanctions imposed on the war-torn country as a “positive step” to ease humanitarian and economic suffering, its foreign ministry said Saturday. In a statement, the ministry said Syria “extends its hand” to anyone that wants to cooperate with Damascus, on the condition that there is no intervention in the country’s internal affairs. The statement came after the Trump a…
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TelegraphHerald.comSyria welcomes U.S. decision to ease Assad-era sanctions as a 'positive step'
Syria considers the move by the Trump administration to ease sanctions imposed on the war-torn country as a “positive step” to ease humanitarian and economic suffering, its foreign ministry said Saturday.
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