The United States granted immediate sanctions relief to Syria after President Donald Trump called for a complete end to sanctions on the country. The sanctions relief was announced by the U.S. Treasury Departmentand State Departmenton May 23.

Syria has welcomed the move by the Trump administration to ease sanctions, calling it a 'positive step' to ease humanitarian and economic suffering in the war-torn country.

Syria has welcomed the move by the Trump administration to ease sanctions, calling it a “positive step” to ease humanitarian and economic suffering in the war-torn country. Saturday's statement