“Today Syria is shaking off a dark stain and closing a painful chapter of its past to embark on a path of development, reconstruction, and recovery,” A. al Sharaa said in a speech.
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The Washington decision made on Monday lifted a decades-old status that imposed strict economic restrictions. This marks another step in the warming relations between the countries after the long-time Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad was overthrown in 2024.
The U.S. Treasury Department announced the corresponding easing of sanctions.
A. al Sharaa expressed “great gratitude to the President of the United States Donald Trump and all friendly and supportive countries that stood with us.”
Syria’s Foreign Minister Assaad al Shaibani called Washington’s decision to remove the country from the mentioned list a “historic stage.” According to him, it reflects “the new Syrian state’s commitment to pursuing international peace and security.”
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Finance Minister Mohammed Barnieh described Washington’s actions as “a success of Syrian diplomacy,” reports the official news agency SANA.
Meanwhile, U.S. envoy to Syria Tom Barrack called the removal of this status “a decisive step in Syria’s exceptional journey from isolation to partnership and from a source of terrorism to a reliable partner in the global fight against it.”
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