He emphasised that such developments would have a positive impact on regional stability, prosperity and the well-being of the Syrian people

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday, June 30, lifting most U.S. economic sanctions on Syria. The sweeping move reverses decades of American foreign policy and signals a new relationship with the country's new president,

U.S. officials said sanctions against targets such as its central bank would end, but they would remain on Syria’s former dictator, Bashar al-Assad.