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European Union Lifts Economic Sanctions on Syria to Aid Recovery of War-Torn Country

European Union Lifts Economic Sanctions on Syria to Aid Recovery of War-Torn Country

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The European Union (EU) has decided to lift all remaining economic sanctions on Syria, a move that is seen as a gesture of support for the Syrian people. This decision was reached after discussions between EU countries and follows a similar move by the United States, which announced that it would lift its sanctions on Syria last week.

Johann Wadephul
Christian Democratic Union
1. The European Union wants to make a fresh start with Syria … but we also expect an inclusive policy within the country that includes all population groups and religious groups.
2. It is important to us that a united Syria can thus take its future into its own hands.
Kaja Kallas
Reform Party
1. We want to help the Syrian people rebuild a new, inclusive and peaceful Syria.
2. Today, we took the decision to lift our economic sanctions on Syria.
3. There are worries about whether the [Syrian] government is going [in] the right direction. But I think we don't have a choice. We … either give them the possibility to stabilise the country or we don't do that.
4. The EU has always stood by Syrians throughout the last 14 years – and will keep doing so.
Marco Rubio
Republican Party
1. It is our assessment that, frankly, the transitional authority, given the challenges they're facing, are maybe weeks – not many months – away from potential collapse and a full-scale civil war of epic proportions, basically the country splitting up.

European Union Lifts Economic Sanctions on Syria to Aid Recovery of War-Torn Country

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