US general authorization to Syria to carry out certain transactions

According to Isna, the US Department of Treasury announced on Monday that the country has issued a general license to Syria, which allows transactions with government institutions and some personal transactions, as well as in the field of energy.

The Wall Street Journal previously reported that the US President Joe Biden’s administration, which is spending its last days, plans to announce today that it will ease restrictions on the supply of humanitarian aid to Syria; The move, which aims to speed up the delivery of essential supplies to Syria without lifting sanctions that block further aid to the new government in Damascus, has been announced.

According to this American media, this decision also highlights that “the White House is concerned about the removal of comprehensive sanctions against Syria until the path taken by the new leaders of Damascus becomes clearer; “Those who are led by a group that the United States designated as a terrorist organization.”

According to this American newspaper, several officials said that the Washington administration approved this limited step on Sunday, which allows the US Treasury Department to grant exemptions to aid groups and companies that supply basic services such as water, electricity and other humanitarian supplies. to be

These officials clarified: “This exemption, which is initially in place for a period of 6 months, frees humanitarian aid suppliers from the obligation to obtain a permit for any case, but it also stipulates that it is guaranteed that Syria does not misuse the aid shipments.”

America had announced some time ago that it will cancel the 10 million dollar reward that it had announced for Abu Mohammad Al-Jolani, the head of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham; An organization that was first formed as a branch of al-Qaeda and led the attacks that led to the overthrow of the government of Bashar al-Assad, the former president of Syria.

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