The US Treasury Department announced that the US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has issued a Syria General Authorization to extend authorizations for activities and transactions in Syria beyond December 8, 2024 for a period of six months. The department says that an unprecedented opportunity has been provided for the reconstruction of Syria and its people.
Publish dateTuesday 7 January 2025 - 15:07
Story Code : 304096
Afghan Voice Agency (AVA) - International: The US Treasury Department announced yesterday (Monday, January 7) local time: The US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has issued a Syria General Authorization to extend activities and transactions in Syria beyond December 8, 2024. This action emphasizes the US commitment to ensuring that sanctions do not impede the provision of basic human needs, including public services or humanitarian assistance. The authorization is for six months, while the US government continues to monitor the evolving situation in Syria.
The U.S. Treasury Department said it is issuing the authorization to ensure that sanctions do not prevent the provision of essential services to the Syrian people.
Prior to the Treasury Department’s official announcement, the Wall Street Journal reported that the Biden administration would ease restrictions on humanitarian aid to Syria today to expedite the delivery of essential goods.
The White House’s decision, which comes amid caution about lifting sweeping sanctions on Syria and the clarity of the path taken by its new rulers, allows the Treasury Department to grant exemptions to aid groups and companies providing essential services such as water, electricity and other humanitarian supplies, according to the report.
The exemption is initially for six months and exempts aid suppliers from applying for a permit on a case-by-case basis, U.S. officials said. However, the exemption comes with conditions to ensure that Syria does not misuse the equipment.
According to the American newspaper, Washington has refused to make a decision on lifting the extensive and crippling sanctions imposed during Syria's 13-year civil war, seeking guarantees from the new rulers that they will fulfill their promises to protect the rights of women and religious and ethnic minorities in the country.
With only a few weeks left in the Biden administration, it seems that the decision on sanctions and recognition of the opposition-led government will fall to President-elect Donald Trump.
The United States had previously announced that it was canceling a previously announced $10 million reward for Ahmed al-Sharaa, also known as Abu Muhammad al-Julani, the leader of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham. The reward was announced in 2017 and is for the leader of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, the most powerful rebel group opposing the government of Bashar al-Assad in Syria.
The page dedicated to the reward states that "the Rewards for Justice Program is offering a reward of up to $10 million for information about Muhammad al-Julani."
The U.S. Treasury Department said it is issuing the authorization to ensure that sanctions do not prevent the provision of essential services to the Syrian people.
Prior to the Treasury Department’s official announcement, the Wall Street Journal reported that the Biden administration would ease restrictions on humanitarian aid to Syria today to expedite the delivery of essential goods.
The White House’s decision, which comes amid caution about lifting sweeping sanctions on Syria and the clarity of the path taken by its new rulers, allows the Treasury Department to grant exemptions to aid groups and companies providing essential services such as water, electricity and other humanitarian supplies, according to the report.
The exemption is initially for six months and exempts aid suppliers from applying for a permit on a case-by-case basis, U.S. officials said. However, the exemption comes with conditions to ensure that Syria does not misuse the equipment.
According to the American newspaper, Washington has refused to make a decision on lifting the extensive and crippling sanctions imposed during Syria's 13-year civil war, seeking guarantees from the new rulers that they will fulfill their promises to protect the rights of women and religious and ethnic minorities in the country.
With only a few weeks left in the Biden administration, it seems that the decision on sanctions and recognition of the opposition-led government will fall to President-elect Donald Trump.
The United States had previously announced that it was canceling a previously announced $10 million reward for Ahmed al-Sharaa, also known as Abu Muhammad al-Julani, the leader of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham. The reward was announced in 2017 and is for the leader of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, the most powerful rebel group opposing the government of Bashar al-Assad in Syria.
The page dedicated to the reward states that "the Rewards for Justice Program is offering a reward of up to $10 million for information about Muhammad al-Julani."
avapress.com/vdcb9abf0rhbggp.4eur.html
Top hits
