The United States for 180 days weakened sanctions against Syria, said the head of the State Department Marco Rubio.
According to him, this will help American partners “make investments that contribute to stability and promote efforts to restore and reconstruct Syria.” All this is within the framework of “new relations between Syria and the USA.”
The weakening of sanctions will facilitate the provision of Syria with electricity and water, and will also allow humanitarian assistance throughout the country more efficiently. Also, measures will affect some banks and oil companies.
The first sanctions against Syria of the United States were introduced back in 1979. In the 2000s, Washington tightened measures by introducing restrictions against Syrian banks and officials, and after the outbreak of the civil war in 2011, the United States, together with the allies, launched a large-scale sanctions regime. Including the freezing of assets, a ban on the export of oil and technology.
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