The US government issued orders on Friday (23) to relieve sanctions to Syriaafter the President Donald Trump Early promised to revoke measures to help the country rebuild after a devastating civil war.
The Treasury Department issued a decree authorizing transactions involving the interim government Syrian Led by President Ahmed Al-Sharaa, as well as the Central Bank and state-owned companies.
The general license, known as GL25, “authorizes transactions prohibited by the sanctions regulation to Syriaeffectively suspending sanctions to the country“The department said in a statement.
“GL25 will allow new investments and private sector activities consistent with the president’s first America strategy,” said the Treasury.
The Secretary of State March Ruby It also issued an 180 -day exemption under Caesar law to ensure that sanctions do not obstruct investments and to facilitate the supply of electricity, energy, water and sanitation, as well as allowing humanitarian efforts.
“Today’s actions represent the first step to realize the president’s view of a new relationship between Syria and the United States, ”he said Rubyadding that Trump made clear his expectation that the relief of sanctions would be followed by government actions Syrian.
Conditions for the relief of sanctions
The White House said it asked to Syria to comply with various conditions in exchange for the relief of sanctions, including ordering all foreign militants to leave the countrydeport what it called Palestinian terrorists and help the US prevent the resurgence of the Islamic State.
“President Trump is giving the government Syrian the chance to promote peace and stability, both within Syrian as in the relationships of Syria with their neighbors, ”he said Ruby.
Most US sanctions to Syria It was imposed on the president’s government Syrian Bashar al-Assad and important individuals in 2011 after the beginning of the Civil War in the country. Sharaa led militias that toppled the former president in December.
The general license specifically names Sharaa, previously sanctioned under the name of Abu Muhammad al-Jawlani, among the individuals and entities with whom transactions are now authorized.
He also lists Syria Arab Airlines, the Central Bank of Syria And several other banks, several state oil and gas companies and the Four Seasons Damascus Hotel.
End of sanctions was discussed with Saudi Arabia
Trump announced unexpectedly last week that he would suspend the sanctions at the request of the heir of Saudi Arabia, a major change in American politics he made before he briefly meets with Sharaa in Riyadh.
The flexibility of sanctions is expected to Syria open the way for greater engagement of humanitarian organizations that work in the countryencouraging foreign investment and trade as the country reconstructs itself.
Previously, the US imposed a series of measures against Syriaisolating it from the international banking system and preventing many international imports, and the possibility of new sanctions can impair private sector investment.
The US first placed the country on its list of terrorist sponsors in 1979 and since then added additional sets of sanctions, including several rounds after the country’s Revolt against Assad in 2011.
Syrian celebrates US decision
The Syrian Foreign Ministry has celebrated the US decision to grant a suspension of sanctions to the country, saying it is a “positive step in the right direction to relieve the country’s humanitarian and economic suffering.”
This content was originally published in United States relieved Syria sanctions after Trump’s promise on CNN Brazil.
Source: CNN Brasil
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