The United States gave an exception to extensive sanctions to Syria in May last year, noting the first step in fulfilling the promise of Trump to cancel the economic sanctions that have been operating within half a century, a country destroyed by a civil war for 13 years.
In addition to the abolition of economic sanctions, the order signed on Monday also stopped the national emergency status of Syria, which was previously determined by the executive orders of former president George Bush. Emergency status was applied in response to the Syrian occupation in Lebanon and its efforts to develop weapons of mass destruction and missile programs. This was transferred to the US Department of Finance.
Five other executive orders published in recent years and are still related to Syria, were also withdrawn.
Sanctions aimed at terrorist groups and manufacturers and sellers of stimulants, such as amphetamine, known as Kapon, are still used.
Trump met with the Syrian interim leader Ahmed al-Sharaa in Saudi Arabia in May and told him that he would cancel sanctions and study the normalization of relations in the main changes in US policy in relation to Syria.
“This is a promise that is fulfilled,” Lithvt said on Monday.
The European Union followed the steps of the United States, abolishing almost all the remaining sanctions against Syria.
However, some legal definition is still applied. The United States still includes Syria in the list of sponsors of sponsors of terrorism and groups led by Ash Sharaa, remains a foreign terrorist organization.
An official of the US Department of Foreign Affairs said that his party is considering determination.
