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The European Commission on Friday said the EU will soon mirror a recent UN Security Council decision to remove Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa and Interior Minister Anas Khattab from its sanctions list, Anadolu reports. Commission spokesperson Anouar El Anouni told reporters at the daily press briefing in Brussels that the bloc “takes note” of the UN Security Council resolution delisting two Syrian officials. “As with any measure by the UN Security Council, this decision is going to be transposed at the EU level shortly,” he said. El Anouni also recalled that the EU lifted all economic sanctions on Syria on May 27. “This decision of ours last May to lift EU sanctions is proof of our own efforts to support […]
