The European Union plans to temporarily suspend some of the sanctions imposed on Syria, as indicated in the project of the statement, in a document seen by the Reuters agency. The draft statement states that the Council of Europe has decided to suspend a number of measures, including sanctions in the energy, transport, restoration sectors, as well as banking operations related to these sectors. Satellite images have shown that the Israeli army has created 7 military bases on the territory of Syria, recently taken after the fall of the Syrian regime, and does not plan to leave anytime soon. Foreign ministers of EU countries are expected to discuss the Syrian issue at a meeting scheduled for February 24 in Brussels.
