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President Trump's goal is to enable the new government to create the conditions for the Syrian people to not only survive but thrive."
In a statement, Tom Barrack said
Now any citizen can receive a transfer from anywhere in the world,
he said
Today’s actions represent the first step in delivering on the President’s vision of a new relationship between Syria and the United States,
Rubio said
President Trump is providing the Syrian government with the chance to promote peace and stability, both within Syria and in Syria’s relations with its neighbors,
Rubio saidGL25 will enable new investment and private sector activity consistent with the President’s America First strategy,
the statement saidThe cessation of sanctions against Syria will preserve the integrity of our primary objective — the enduring defeat of ISIS — and will give the people of Syria a chance for a better future,
Barrack said
We want to help that government succeed because the alternative is full-scale civil war and chaos, which would, of course, destabilize the entire region,
Rubio told a Senate committeeIn the words of the President, ... we will work together, and we will succeed together.”
he addedSyria must also continue to work towards becoming a stable country that is at peace, and today’s actions will hopefully put the country on a path to a bright, prosperous, and stable future,
Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent said in a statementThe Syrian Arab Republic welcomes the decision from the American government to lift the sanctions imposed on Syria and its people for long years,
a foreign ministry statement saidThe President has made clear his expectation that relief will be followed by prompt action by the Syrian government on important policy priorities,
Rubio saidThese waivers will facilitate the provision of electricity, energy, water, and sanitation, and enable a more effective humanitarian response across Syria,
he said in a statementThis is just one part of a broader U.S. government effort to remove the full architecture of sanctions imposed on Syria due to the abuses of the Bashar al-Assad regime,
it addedIf we make enough progress, we’d like to see the law repealed, because you’re going to struggle to find people to invest in a country when any in six months, sanctions could come back. We’re not there yet. That’s premature,
Rubio said
I thought it was the right thing to do,
he said as he wrapped up his tour of the Middle EastThe only other option was Syria becoming a failed state and civil war,
said Mouaz Moustafa, a Syrian American advocate
He’s got a real shot at holding it together,
Trump saidFor 14 years, sanctions have crippled every aspect of life-economic, political, and social. Even basic financial transactions were blocked. Families couldn't send money to each other,
said Ibrahim Daraji, professor of international law at Damascus University
Economic recovery won't be easy,
said Hiyam Ali, an economic analystSyria's economy is devastated. What we need now is a full economic overhaul, a modern investment law, and integration into the global banking system,
she told Xinhua