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Syria welcomes Trump’s suggestion that he could soon lift sanctions

By AFP 12 May 2025, 10:43 pm Edit

Syria welcomes remarks Monday by US President Donald Trump indicating he was considering sanctions relief to the war-torn country as it seeks to rebuild, after longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad’s ouster.

A foreign ministry statement said Syria “welcomes the statements by US President Donald Trump concerning the possibility of lifting sanctions imposed on Syria, and considers them an encouraging step towards ending the suffering of the Syrian people.”

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