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MENA Observatory – America
The US Senator from “New Hampshire” and member of the “Foreign Affairs Committee”, Jane Shaheen, presented a request to the Senate of the United States to grant Lebanon an exemption from the repercussions of the “Caesar Act” and its sanctions.
The Lebanese-American lawyer, Celine Atallah, confirmed in a statement that “the text urged the United States Department of State to grant an exemption on the import of electricity from Syria, and stated that to alleviate the energy crisis in the country, rebuilding the power grid is a top priority requiring regional cooperation. He urged the State Department to provide urgent US assistance in this regard.
The statement noted that “the US administration had granted Iraq a similar exemption towards Iran, despite the sanctions imposed on Tehran, within a specific mechanism, and highlighted the implementation of a similar mechanism in Lebanon that would allow it to buy electricity from Syria. during the rebuilding period. “
It also noted that “the Lebanese ambassador in Washington, Gabriel Issa, had proposed the idea of exemptions, and submitted a formal request to that effect to the United States Department of State, the United States Treasury, and the Office of Foreign Assets Control ( OFAC). He explained that “Easa” sought in collaboration with the lawyer “Atallah” to support the request, and contacted officials of the United States Department of State, in addition to those who worked on the text of the Caesar Act, for that purpose.
In parallel, attorney Atallah worked with Senator Shaheen on the waiver issue, given the US administration’s hard-line stance towards Lebanon recently.
The statement concluded by noting that Senator “Shaheen” is seen as a persistent voice of support for Lebanon in Congress, and recently introduced a resolution emphasizing the need for the US administration to continue to provide relief to the Lebanese people after the explosion. from the port on August 4.
