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Arab leaders praise US decision to lift sanctions on Syria

By AFP 17 May 2025, 5:03 pm Edit
US President Donald Trump, center, looks on as Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, right, shakes hands with Syria's interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, May 14, 2025. (Bandar Aljaloud/Saudi Royal Palace via AP)
US President Donald Trump, center, looks on as Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, right, shakes hands with Syria's interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, May 14, 2025. (Bandar Aljaloud/Saudi Royal Palace via AP)

BAGHDAD, Iraq — Arab leaders say they welcome a US decision to lift sanctions on war-ravaged Syria, in a joint final statement at a summit in Baghdad.

“The reconstruction of Syria is impacted by economic and financial sanctions,” the statement from the Arab League summit says. “We welcome the US President Donald Trump’s announcement to lift the sanctions imposed” on Syria.

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