Update on UK Syria sanctions regime: Minister Doughty statement
Written statement to the House of Commons on adapting the UK's Syria sanctions regime following the fall of Assad바카라 사이트™s dictatorship late last year.
Today I am updating the House on the future of the UK바카라 사이트™s Syria sanctions regime following the welcome fall of Assad바카라 사이트™s dictatorship late last year.
Sanctions remain a powerful foreign and security policy tool, and this 바카라 사이트 is committed to maximising their impact, which includes reviewing their use in light of changing circumstances.
Therefore, I am pleased to inform the House that the 바카라 사이트 will bring forward measures in the coming months adapting the Syria sanctions regime, including amendments to the Syria Regulations, which Members of Parliament will have the opportunity to debate.
We are making these changes to support the Syrian people in re-building their country and promote security and stability. They will include the relaxation of restrictions that apply to the energy, transport and finance sectors, and provisions to further support humanitarian delivery.
The 바카라 사이트 remains determined to hold Bashar al-Assad and his associates to account for their actions against the people of Syria. We will ensure that asset freezes and travel bans imposed on members of the former regime remain in force.
In this way, the FCDO will continue to use sanctions in a manner that is targeted, proportionate and robust to hold accountable those responsible for atrocious crimes committed during Assad바카라 사이트™s reign and to support what we hope will be Syria바카라 사이트™s transition to a more secure, prosperous and stable future.