PNN – The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Transitional Government of Syria once again demanded the cancellation of the European Union and Western sanctions against his country and assessed it as an obstacle to the improvement of the situation in this country.
According to the report of Pakistan News Network, quoted by Al Jazeera, after meeting with the Italian delegation led by Foreign Minister Anthony Tajani, Asad Hassan Al-Shibani said: We welcome the request of the head of the Italian diplomatic service to cancel the sanctions against Syria.
He said: We are committed to the principles and values ​​that promote human rights under the rule of law, and guaranteeing rights is a fundamental pillar for the security and unity of Syria.
Al-Shibani continued: We are opening a new page so that Syria can be a model of stability, prosperity and peace. I am traveling to Europe at the head of a high-level delegation to develop cooperation.
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The European Union imposed extensive sanctions against the Syrian economy during the presidency of Bashar al-Assad.
Earlier, some diplomats announced that Berlin is trying to facilitate financial transactions with Syrian government institutions, reduce restrictions on capital transfers in the private sector, and, if possible, end sanctions on the energy and aviation sectors.
Also, the US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) had issued a 6-month general authorization to expand activities and transactions in Syria after December 8, 2024.
On November 27, 2024, the armed opposition in Syria started their operations in the northwestern, western and southwestern regions of Aleppo with the aim of removing Bashar Assad from power, and finally, after eleven days, they announced their control over the city of Damascus and the departure of Assad from the country.
In this regard, “Mohammed al-Bashir”, who was appointed as the head of the transitional period of Syria, officially assumed the headship of the transitional government of this country until next March.