On May 23, local time, the US Treasury Department issued a statement stating that it had issued a general license for Syria and announced the immediate lifting of sanctions against Syria. The statement said that the license authorized transactions prohibited by the Syrian Sanctions Regulations, thereby effectively lifting the sanctions against Syria.

On May 23, local time, the US Treasury Department issued a statement stating that it had issued a general license for Syria and announced the immediate lifting of sanctions against Syria. The statement said that the license authorized transactions prohibited by the Syrian Sanctions Regulations, thereby effectively lifting the sanctions against Syria.