EU suspends some Syrian sanctions – Politico

In return, the French official added, the Syrian authorities will be required to launch “a political transition that includes all Syrians”, fight against “any resurgence of ISIS” and ensure “the control and destruction of all chemical weapons stockpiles of ( Bashar ) Assad administration. “

Barrot and German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock traveled to Syria Earlier this month to meet with Islamist rebel leader Abu Mohammed al-Golani, the country’s de facto leader following the fall of the Assad regime in December.

EU continues to list Al-Golani, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham as a terrorist organization and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in December he warned That regime change in Syria “offers opportunities but is not without risks.”