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Trump: We are lifting sanctions on Syria

2025-05-14 13:39:37Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Trump: We are lifting sanctions on Syria
Donald Trump

President Donald Trump announced that he is planning to lift sanctions on Syria following the fall of the Assad regime last year.

This is considered a significant victory for the Syrian government led by Ahmed al-Sharaa, which is in power. It is likely to be seen as a blow by the Israeli government, which escalated its military and territorial advances in Syria after the fall of Assad.

In a speech to a Saudi investment forum in Riyadh, Trump said he made the decision after discussing it with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, as well as Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

"There is a new government in Syria that we hope will succeed in stabilizing the country and maintaining peace. They have had years of war and massacres. That is why my administration has already taken the first steps toward restoring normal relations between the United States and Syria, for the first time in more than a decade. I will order the termination of sanctions against Syria in order to give them a chance for greatness," President Trump said.

Trump met with Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa in Riyadh. It was the first time the leaders of the two countries had met since 2000, but Trump's office said they met only to "greet." Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan joined the meeting between Donald Trump, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Ahmed al-Sharaa via an online video link, according to the Turkish news agency Anadolu.

The United States imposed tough sanctions on Syria during the rule of Bashar al-Assad and has kept them in place since he was ousted from power in December after more than 13 years of war. Saudi Arabia has been a leading voice in calling for the sanctions to be lifted.

Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani said the planned move marked a “new beginning” on the path to rebuilding Syria. The UN special envoy for Syria, Geir Pedersen, also welcomed the announcement, saying the lifting of sanctions was necessary to allow the provision of essential services such as healthcare and education, as well as to revive the economy.

Meanwhile, videos on social media showed jubilant crowds in the main square of the city of Homs. People were seen holding Syrian and Saudi flags, as the crowd chanted: "Long live Saudi Arabia, long live Saudi Arabia! Long live Salman!"

Meanwhile, during his visit to Saudi Arabia, Trump and the Saudi Crown Prince signed a deal covering energy, defense, mining and other areas, an investment of $600 billion. The US agreed to sell Saudi Arabia an arms package worth nearly $142 billion, according to the White House, which called it “the largest defense cooperation agreement” Washington has ever reached.


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