“The High Representative of the European Union for foreign and security policy, Kaya Callas, said that EU foreign ministers will meet at the end of January to discuss the issue of lifting sanctions on Syria.”, — write: epravda.com.ua
European truth High representative of the European Union for foreign policy and security policy Kaia Callas said that EU foreign ministers will meet at the end of January to discuss the issue of lifting sanctions from Syria. She said this on her way to Riyadh on Sunday, January 12, where a regional conference on Syria will be held, Yle quotes, “European Truth” reports. It should be noted that this conference is taking place a few weeks after the overthrow of the former Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad. Therefore, on the way to the city, Callas said that EU foreign ministers will meet in Brussels at the end of January to discuss the lifting of sanctions on Syria. “We will work to ensure that we can actually make a decision on this issue by that time,” she said. On the same day, German Foreign Minister Annalena Berbock announced the allocation of another 50 million euros in humanitarian aid for the Syrian people. It should be noted that on December 11, two US congressmen called for the suspension of some sanctions against Syria in order to ease the pressure on its devastated economy after the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad’s regime.