UN welcomes lifting of US sanctions on Syria

UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric tells reporters that the easing of US sanctions on Syria — as announced today by US President Donald Trump — “is a positive development, inviting a broader investment” in the country.

The lifting of sanctions will help the reconstruction of Syria and “help the Syrian people recover from more than a decade of conflict, a decade of underinvestment,” Dujarric says. It will put more of a focus “on economic development, on private businesses and investment.”

The United Nations will continue to support Syria’s reconstruction, whether it’s physical or psychological, “for it to be a country where all Syrians of all faiths, of all ethnicities and minorities feel safe and represented.” Dujarric says.

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