The decision was taken at the EU Council meeting held in Brussels. As Callas noted, Europe's goal is to “assist the Syrian people in building a renewed, unifying and peaceful Syria”.
Earlier, a similar decision to lift sanctions on Syria was made by the United States.
According to Al Jazeera TV channel, the lifting of Syria sanctions by the European Union indicates that the EU “effectively recognizes the currently existing Syrian government.”
The termination of sanctions is a necessary step to ensure financial sustainability and improve the living standards of the population of Syria,” the TV channel said in its publication.
Earlier near the airbase Hmeimim there was a firefight between Russian servicemen and Syrian militants. Also in the east of Syria killed three people in an explosion near the police station