The United States acknowledged the impact of its oppressive sanctions on the suffering of the Syrian people
The US State Department said in a statement on Wednesday that the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control amended Syria’s sanctions law to extend the licensing of NGOs to engage in specific transactions and activities in Syria.
The move, which is based on humanitarian exemptions, exceptions and US government permits to the Syrian sanctions program, will help continue to provide humanitarian assistance, including some early reconstruction efforts that benefit the Syrian people, the statement said.
The statement acknowledged that the review of recent sanctions by the Treasury Department showed the need for continued review of existing powers to facilitate legitimate humanitarian activities.
The US Treasury Department said in a statement that as part of the commitment, the Office of Foreign Assets Control revised the NGO’s public license. The revised public license allows NGOs to engage in the following transactions and activities in support of some nonprofit activities in Syria: New investment in Syria, purchase of refined petroleum products of Syrian origin for use in Syria ; And some deals with the Syrian government.
According to the statement, these new transactions and activities are only allowed to support non-profit activities that were previously authorized under a general license. These activities include humanitarian projects that meet basic human needs, democracy building, education support projects, non-commercial development projects that directly benefit the Syrian people, and activities to protect cultural heritage sites.
The NGO’s public licensors also allow financial institutions to transfer funds needed to support high-level activities and transactions.
Andrea M. “The US government is expanding humanitarian access throughout Syria to alleviate the suffering of the Syrian people, who continue to face armed conflict, food insecurity and the Covid-19 pandemic,” said Gaki, director of the US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control. Prioritize.
The US Treasury Department official also claimed that Washington was committed to reaching out to the international community for humanitarian assistance to Syrian civilians.
According to IRNA, members of the US Senate passed the Caesar (Caesar) law in December 2019 after a six-year delay, and Trump signed it on December 20, 2019, and the law was supposed to take effect on June 17, 2020, and now Is running.
Under the law, additional sanctions and financial restrictions will be imposed on individuals and entities involved in the conflict in Syria. Sanctions may also be imposed on foreign individuals and organizations supporting contractors working on behalf of Syria and its friendly countries.
These sanctions will be imposed on those who assist Syria in oil production or provide the war and technical needs of the Syrian forces against terrorists and deliberately provide them with services and information.
At the same time, Caesar’s law prohibits all governments, groups, companies, and individuals that directly or indirectly provide financial or military assistance to the Syrian government, or operate in four sectors: oil, natural gas, military aircraft, construction, and engineering. At the same time, militants based in Syria are also subject to the penalties of this law.
According to Reuters, the US Treasury Department on October 17 issued recommendations to improve the use of economic sanctions and make it a more effective tool in US foreign policy.
The Hill website also reported that sanctions against individuals and other countries as a tool of US foreign policy have increased tenfold over the past two decades.
Under U.S. law, in addition to the Treasury Department, the State Department can name a foreign organization as a terrorist group or, in its annual human rights reports, name a government as a sponsor of the terrorist state and set the stage for various sanctions. Provide.
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