EU foreign ministers have agreed on a plan to ease sanctions on Syria.

"EU foreign ministers have just approved a roadmap for easing European Union sanctions against Syria," – wrote the head of the European foreign policy agency, Kaja Kallas, on the social network X.

The decision may be reconsidered if the new Syrian authorities take "incorrect steps," Kallas clarified.

Earlier reports indicated that the plan envisages lifting restrictions on airlines, including Syrian Arab Airlines, and revising the ban on exporting oil and gas technologies.

Countries such as Germany, France, Spain, the Netherlands, Denmark, and Finland have supported the partial lifting of restrictions due to the change in leadership in the Arab Republic.

The decision to ease sanctions is linked to the change in power in the country, but sanctions against former President Bashar al-Assad and his supporters will remain in place. The UN Security Council will decide on the exclusion of the group "Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham," which has effectively taken power in Syria, from the list of terrorist organizations.

Since 2012, the EU has imposed economic sanctions against Syria, primarily targeting governmental and military structures. These included an oil embargo, investment restrictions, the freezing of the Syrian Central Bank's assets in Europe, and a ban on exporting equipment and technologies that could be used for repression.

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