EU Officials Visit Syria to Discuss Renewing Trade Relations
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Antonio Costa visited Damascus last week to meet with Syrian officials and discuss “renewed bilateral relations” with the country following the EU’s decision last year to ease sanctions (see…
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2505290017). The commission said the EU plans to pursue “enhanced trade and economic cooperation” with Syria, and von der Leyen said the EU has “invited” the European Investment Bank to resume activity in Syria. The bloc also has begun discussions on resuming the two sides’ cooperation agreement “so that Syria can start to benefit once again from access to the European economic market,” she said.