Syria hopes for full lifting of US sanctions in coming months

People walk near the Syrian flag, as U.S. President Donald Trump announced that he would order the lifting of sanctions on Syria, in Aleppo, Syria May 14, 2025. REUTERS/Mahmoud Hassano

LONDON (Reuters) -Syria hopes U.S. sanctions will be fully lifted in the coming months and has started the process of restructuring billions of dollars of debt amassed during Bashar al-Assad's rule, Economy Minister Mohammad Nidal al-Shaar said.

President Donald Trump ordered the lifting of most U.S. sanctions on Syria in May after meeting President Ahmed al-Sharaa, but the Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2019 that authorises them remains U.S. law.