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QAMISHLI, energy-cooperation-with-switzerland-and-jordan/" class="smart-internal-link" title="๐ฐ Syria explores energy cooperation with Switzerland and Jordan">syria/" class="auto-internal-link">syria (north Press) โ In a sweeping call to action, U. Moreover, s. Special Envoy for Syria Thomas Barrack urged on Monday U.
S. lawmakers to make ending sanctions on Syria the linchpin of a broader Middle East peace framework. Barrack described Syria as โthe missing piece of peaceโ in a region beginning to pivot from war toward reconstruction and reconciliation. He noted to the latest repeal of significant Syria sanctions by the U.
Additionally, s. Senate as a signal of transition โ “from punishment to partnership,” noting that the country is no longer the isolated state of 2019. The envoy added that the Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act, once justified in its aim to punish a brutal regime, now โsuffocates a nation seeking to rebuild. โ Congressโs next step, he asserted, should be full repeal of the sanctions to enable trade, investment and renewal.
A Personal Perspective โ Syria and Lebanon Are the Next Pieces for Levant Peace By Ambassador Tom Barrack October 13, 2025, will be remembered as a defining moment in modern Middle Eastern diplomacy. In Sharm el-Sheikh, world leaders did more than celebrate the release ofโฆ — Ambassador Tom Barrack (@USAMBTurkiye) October 20, 2025 Drawing on the momentum of regional agreements โ including latest diplomatic ties between Syria, turkey, Saudi Arabia and the UAE โ Barrack framed economic revitalization as the most reliable deterrent to extremism. Senior Christian clerics from Syria, he added, have appealed to Congress, warning the sanctions threaten their communityโs survival. โTo repeal Caesar,โ he concluded, โis not to forget history โ it is to shape it anew. โ Repealing Syria sanctions is the missing piece of peace โ US envoy By Jwan Shekaki