US agrees to foreign investment in northern Syria
According to Reuters, the US Treasury Department has agreed to invest in 12 sectors, including agriculture, construction and finance in Syria.
The ministry stressed that it opposes deals with the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad or those who have been subject to US sanctions during the 11-year war.
US officials claim that these investments will create economic opportunities for the Syrian people in vulnerable areas where ISIL can grow.
An unnamed senior US official said private sector investment in the area was facing disappointing conditions that could lead to the emergence of a network to attract and support terrorist groups such as ISIS.
The new US license also allows the purchase of petroleum products such as gasoline in these areas, but the US still prohibits doing business with the Syrian government or entities that are under US sanctions.
Washington, on the other hand, has stated that oil and gasoline purchased from these areas of Syria are not allowed to enter the United States.
The White House announced on Wednesday that US President Joe Biden would extend unilateral sanctions against Syria for another year, IRNA reported.
The sanctions include various actions by Washington against Damascus between 2004 and 2012. These restrictions, in particular, freeze the assets of certain Syrian natural and legal persons in the United States, as well as prohibit the export of certain American goods and services to Syria.
The statement did not elaborate on Washington’s involvement in Syria’s internal affairs and its role in the war against the Assad regime: The United States calls on the Assad government and its supporters to stop their violent war against the Syrian people and impose a nationwide ceasefire.
The United States also calls for unhindered humanitarian assistance to all Syrians in need and for negotiations to find a political solution in Syria in accordance with UN Security Council Resolution 2254.
The Brussels conference on Tuesday to support the future of Syria and the region began for two days without the participation of Damascus and Moscow.
The Syrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Refugees said Monday night in a statement criticizing the Brussels conference in support of the future of Syria and the region that there was no will at the conference to help the Syrian people.
According to IRNA, the official Syrian news agency Sana; The statement added that the conference was held in Brussels in violation of UN principles on humanitarian action.
The Syrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs stressed that the real help of the Syrian people requires that in the first place the occupation, the theft of their wealth end, the lifting of economic sanctions be lifted, and that this be used only as a purely humanitarian goal and not as a tool to achieve political goals. Which is contrary to the interests and rights of the Syrian people.