Six EU nations call for temporary Syria sanctions relief


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  • Monday, 13 Jan 2025

FILE PHOTO: A general view of the city during the year's first sunrise on New Year's Day, after the ousting of Syria's Bashar al-Assad, in Damascus, Syria, January 1, 2025. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh//File Photo

(Reuters) - Six member states of the European Union have called for the bloc to temporarily suspend sanctions on Syria in areas such as transport, energy and banking, according to a paper seen by Reuters.

EU foreign ministers are set to discuss relaxing Syria sanctions during a meeting in Brussels on Jan. 27.

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