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MADRID 7 Ene. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The United States Department of the Treasury announced this Monday the issuance of a general license for a period of six months that authorizes certain transactions with the Syrian Government in order “not to impede activities intended to satisfy basic human needs, including provision of public services or humanitarian assistance” to the population in the Asian country.
“The end of the brutal and repressive regime of Bashar al Assad, which was backed by Russia and Iran, offers a unique opportunity for Syria and its people to rebuild. During this transition period, the Treasury will continue to support humanitarian aid and governance responsible in Syria,” said Treasury Undersecretary Wally Adeyemo.
The organization recalled that Syria “is one of the jurisdictions with the most sanctions” due to “the brutality of the Assad regime against the Syrian people.” However, it has made this decision “given the extraordinary circumstances and to support the Syrian people in their task of building a more hopeful, secure and peaceful future.”
In this sense, he has clarified that this authorization does not unlock the property of any person designated under US sanctions programs, including Assad and his associates, the Syrian Government, the Central Bank of Syria or the Syrian jihadist group Hayat Tahrir al Sham (HTS ).
In December, the Joe Biden Administration decided to withdraw a reward of ten million dollars (more than 9.5 million euros) that weighed on the leader of the Syrian jihadist group Hayat Tahrir al Sham (HTS), Ahmed Hussein al Shara, known like Abu Mohamed al Golani and considered the ‘de facto’ leader of Syria after the fall of the Assad regime.