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The United States and Britain lifted sanctions on Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa on Friday, a day after the United Nations Security Council did the same ahead of his meeting with US President Donald Trump next week, with the European Union confirming it would follow suit.
Washington and London also lifted sanctions on Syria's Interior Minister Anas Khattab, according to announcements on their websites. Both men had previously been subject to financial sanctions targeting the Islamic State and al Qaeda, with the United States designating them as Specially Designated Global Terrorists.
A European Union spokesman said Friday that the UN decision would be reflected in EU measures. Britain lifted some sanctions on Syria in April, while the bloc lifted economic sanctions in May, but restrictions on arms and security remain in place.
"We remain committed to supporting a peaceful and inclusive transition led and owned by Syrians to help build a better future for all Syrians ," a European Commission spokesperson said.
Washington has been asking the 15-member Security Council for months to ease sanctions on Syria. Trump announced a major shift in US policy in May when he said he would lift US sanctions on Syria.
The Republican president will meet with Sharaa at the White House on Monday, the first such visit by a Syrian head of state. Trump has sought good relations with Sharaa. In June he revoked most U.S. sanctions against Syria, and Trump met with the Syrian leader when the latter visited Saudi Arabia last May.
Since taking power from Bashar al-Assad last December, Sharaa has made a series of trips abroad as his transitional government seeks to restore Syria's ties with world powers that had shunned Damascus during Assad's rule.
Sharaa, formerly known as Abu Mohammad al-Julani, became president of Syria in January after rebel forces led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham toppled Assad in a swift offensive.
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