Brussels, Belgium, Jan 7, 2025 (AFP) - Germany pushes EU to ease sanctions on Syria

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2025-01-07

Germany is pushing the EU to ease sanctions on Syria as western countries seek to build bridges with its new rulers, diplomats said Tuesday. The 27-nation bloc had imposed wide-ranging sanctions on the government of ousted dictator Bashar al-Assad and broad swathes of the country's economy during its civil war. Berlin is now pressing to facilitate financial transactions with the government services, ease restrictions on the transfer of private ca......

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