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After his difficult arrival at the White House, the administration of the new president of the United States, Joe Biden, determined its position to continue imposing sanctions on the Assad regime within the framework of the “Caesar Law”, which the United States officially began to implement. last June.
A spokesman for the US Department of State confirmed in press releases that the new administration will not tolerate the implementation of the Caesar Act, in conjunction with preserving diplomatic channels in facilitating humanitarian and relief work, with the aim of reach a peaceful solution in the country. , as he described it.
The spokesman emphasized that the “Caesar Law” targets people or entities that support the Assad regime and prevent reaching a peaceful political solution, as required by Resolution 2254 of the UN Security Council.
And he considered that the Biden administration has taken on an important issue, which is not to target commercial lines or aid and humanitarian activities for the Syrian people, in addition to not targeting the Lebanese economy or people.
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And Ned Price, a spokesman for the US State Department, had stated that his country would renew efforts to reach a political agreement to end what he described as the “civil war” in Syria.
“The US administration will use the tools available, including economic pressure to push for serious reform, accountability, and the United Nations to follow up on its role in negotiating a political settlement in accordance with UN Resolution 2254. “Price said at a news conference.
He stressed the need for the political settlement to address the main causes that led to the outbreak of a war that lasted almost a decade.
The United States of America began to apply sanctions against the Assad regime under the Caesar Act since last June, and since then it has imposed 5 packages of sanctions, affecting the top of the pyramid in the regime represented by Bashar al-Assad, along with several of his relatives, such as his brother Maher al-Assad and his wife AND his son Hafez, along with dozens of military and economic figures.
