Syrian foreign minister says lifting of sanctions ‘new start’ for reconstruction

(Reuters) – Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani said on Tuesday the decision by U.S. President Donald Trump to lift sanctions on Damascus marked a “new start” in his country’s reconstruction path, according to a post on X.

Shibani thanked Saudi Arabia for facilitating the removal of the U.S.

sanctions on Syria.

(Reporting by Menna Alaa El-Din and Muhammed Al Gebaly; Editing by Gareth Jones)

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