{"id":119782,"date":"2024-12-16T06:56:46","date_gmt":"2024-12-16T06:56:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/?p=119782"},"modified":"2024-12-16T06:56:48","modified_gmt":"2024-12-16T06:56:48","slug":"eu-maintains-sanctions-on-syria-amid-uncertainty-over-future-policies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/119782\/","title":{"rendered":"EU maintains sanctions on Syria amid uncertainty over future policies\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>DAMASCUS, Syria (North Press) \u2013 <\/strong>The European Union\u2019s foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas, confirmed on Sunday that the bloc will not lift sanctions on Syria at this time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kallas&#8217; remarks come as EU foreign ministers prepare to meet in Brussels to discuss various issues, including Syria, though the agenda will not address increasing financial aid to Damascus. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In an interview with Reuters, Kallas stated, \u201cOne of the questions is whether we are able to, in the future, look at the adaptation of the sanctions regime. 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