{"id":119718,"date":"2024-12-14T10:00:05","date_gmt":"2024-12-14T10:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/?p=119718"},"modified":"2024-12-14T10:00:06","modified_gmt":"2024-12-14T10:00:06","slug":"u-s-senators-urge-caution-on-lifting-syria-sanctions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/119718\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. senators urge caution on lifting Syria sanctions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>DAMASCUS, Syria (North Press) \u2013<\/strong> Bipartisan members of the U.S. Senate emphasized on Friday that it is premature to consider lifting sanctions on Syria following the ousting of President Bashar al-Assad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Senator Chris Murphy, chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on the Middle East, stated in a phone interview with <em>Reuters<\/em> that it is far too early to think about lifting sanctions on Syria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Murphy stressed the importance of engaging with Syria\u2019s new leadership at a time when global powers are vying for influence in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;I do not think the United States should lock ourselves out of a room that everyone else is in,&#8221; he noted, &#8220;I don&#8217;t think we should be shy about opening lines of communications.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Senator Jim Risch, the ranking Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, expressed satisfaction with Assad\u2019s departure, remarking, \u201cWe&#8217;re all really happy that Assad is gone.&#8221; &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;We worked at it for a long, long time, and the job is done,&#8221; he said. &#8220;The problem is, what comes next?&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, Risch and others in Congress cautioned against immediate steps, citing significant risks. 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