On June 30th, local time, the White House of the United States issued a statement stating that President Trump had signed an executive order on that day to lift sanctions against Syria.
The statement indicated that the order would allow for the relaxation of export controls on certain goods and cancel restrictions on foreign assistance provided to Syria.
A senior official from the U.S. Treasury Department stated that this would end Syria’s isolation from the international financial system.
In 1979, the U.S. government labeled Syria as a “state supporting terrorism” and imposed measures such as arms embargoes and economic sanctions. Following the Syrian crisis in 2011, the U.S. government escalated its sanctions against Syria. In 2019, during his first term, Trump signed what was known as the “Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act,” imposing financial sanctions on Syrian government officials and individuals and businesses providing funds to the Syrian government. On May 13th this year, Trump announced in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, that he would order the lifting of U.S. sanctions against Syria. (Liu Xu)