US Weighs More Sanctions Relief for Syria, State Dept. Says
The U.S. government, which provided limited sanctions relief to Syria in January, is examining options to further ease those measures, such as through waivers and licenses (see 2501060034), the State Department told Senate Banking Committee ranking member Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., in a letter she publicly released April 16.
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The comment from Paul Guaglianone, a senior bureau official in State’s Bureau of Legislative Affairs, came in response to a letter that Warren and Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C., a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, sent in March. They had urged the Trump administration to consider additional sanctions relief for Syria to help the war-torn country rebuild following last year’s fall of the Bashar Assad regime (see 2503240050).
In a follow-up letter to the State Department, Warren and Wilson asked for a briefing to “better understand” the Trump administration’s approach to Syria sanctions, including a timeline for updating those measures and whether it has discussed potential relief with Syrian officials.