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White House executive order to lift broad Syria sanctions, State Department says
Summary
The White House will sign an executive order to remove the U.S. sanctions program on Syria while preserving measures against President Assad, human-rights abusers and others, the State Department spokesperson said during a press briefing.
The White House will sign an executive order to terminate the U.S. sanctions program on Syria while keeping targeted sanctions in place against former President Bashar al-Assad, his associates and people linked to chemical weapons, terrorism and drug trafficking, a State Department spokesperson said Monday.
At a daily State Department press briefing, the spokesperson described the action as part of an effort “to promote and support the…
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