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France says EU working toward ‘rapid’ easing of Syria sanctions

France says EU working toward ‘rapid’ easing of Syria sanctions
France says EU working toward ‘rapid’ easing of Syria sanctions

2025-02-20 14:00:12 - From: Arab News


PARIS: France’s Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said Thursday that the EU was working toward swiftly easing Syria sanctions as Paris hosted a conference on the transition in the war-torn country after President Bashar Assad’s fall. Opposition fighters toppled Assad in December after a lightning offensive. The new authorities, headed by interim leader Ahmad Al-Sharaa, have sought to reassure the international community that they have broken with their jihadist past and will respect the rights of minorities.