Italy’s FM heads to Syria to encourage post-Assad transition and calls for EU to review sanctions

Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani is traveling to Syria to support the country’s transition following the ouster of President Bashar Assad by Islamist insurgents, urging Europe to reconsider sanctions on Damascus. Tajani met with officials from five countries and discussed coordinating post-Assad initiatives, with Italy offering proposals for investments in Syrian healthcare. Concerns about minority rights under Syria’s new de facto authorities of HTS were raised, as Tajani seeks to encourage the stabilization of the international situation and potential changes to the sanctions regime following Assad’s departure.

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