The European Commissioner responsible for emergency humanitarian aid, Hadja Lahbib, said she hoped to “see an inclusive government” during a meeting with Ahmed al-Charaa.
Published on 17/01/2025 11:13
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The European Union will provide aid of 235 million euros to Syria and neighboring countries, announced the European Commissioner responsible for emergency humanitarian aid, Hadja Lahbib, Friday January 17, from Damascus. This visit is the first by an EU official since the fall of the regime Bashar al-Assad, after that of the French and German foreign ministers at the beginning of January.
The official Syrian agency Sana broadcast images of the meeting between Hadja Lahbib and the new Syrian leader, Ahmed al-Charaa. “My main message is that we hope to see an inclusive government”she explained to journalists, calling for “integrates all the diversity of Syrian society”.
The burning issue of lifting international sanctions against Syria was to be at the center of his talks. EU foreign ministers are due to examine possible relaxations, which France and Germany favor, at a meeting in Brussels on January 27. “In the end, we will need unanimity to lift the sanctions”a soulful Hadja Lahbib.
