The European Union agrees to raise all its sanctions to Syria, which favors the country’s recovery

Foreign Ministers Union (EU) reached a contract on Tuesday Pause all the more applicable sanctions that match SyriaWith the aim of supporting the restoration of the country after the collapse of the Bachar al -Azad regime. “This result is recovery and is conditioned for progress. There is no peace without the path to economic recovery, and all of us need a standard Syria, ”said Gaja Kallas, a high EU representative for foreign and security affairs.

However, they have agreed Maintaining control measures against Asad and their environment or human rights violationsKallas reported a press conference at the end of the Social Foreign Ministers Council. At the end of February, the European Union Council had already decided “Support an integrated political change” The country and “rapid economic recovery, reconstruction and confirmation.”

He then withdrew five companies (Industrial Bank, Popular Credit Bank, Savings Bank, Agricultural Cooperative Bank and Syrian Arab Airlines) Frost funds and economic resources, And veto access to the financial and economic resources available to the Syrian Central Bank.

Similarly, in February, it has already introduced exceptions to the ban on establishing banking relations in the area of ​​member states between Syrian banks and financial institutions Allow transactions Related to energy and transport sectors, as well as for humanitarian and reconstruction purposes. And indefinitely expanded the use of existing humanitarian exemptions and exempted personal use of the obstacles for exporting luxury articles to Syria.

With the contract on Tuesday, the MinisterThey will raise the remaining sanctions, mainly related to the financial sectorAccording to diplomatic sources. European Commission Chairman Ursula Van Ter Lain has said through social networks to meet the decision to raise these restrictions to Syria.

“The path to the recovery is still long, but Europe is ready to cooperate with Syria throughout it,” he said. In addition, he has made it clear that they want “Being partners in the development of Syria, with our allies in the region and outside”. “Reconciliation is the first important step for reconstruction,” he concluded.

For his part, European Council President Antonio Costa has also celebrated the decision, and promised to show the EU “Keeping close to the Syrian people, as did in the past, we will do in the future. “ He has already recalled that in March, Syria’s interim leader Ahmed al-Sharah said, “The European Union is doing a peaceful and integrated change that has been operated and controlled by the Syrians.