Damascus, Dec. 18 (SANA) Syria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, Asaad Hassan al-Shaibani, thanked the U.S. Senate on Wednesday for its support for the Syrian people and the vote to repeal the Caesar Act.
In a post on the X platform, al-Shaibani said, “We consider this step a positive development that opens new horizons for cooperation and partnership between our country and the world.”
Earlier on Wednesday, the U.S. Senate passed the Department of Defense budget bill for fiscal year 2026, which includes a provision repealing the Caesar Act, a sanctions law imposed on Syria in 2019 over crimes by the former regime. The bill passed with 77 votes in favor and 20 against and has been sent to President Donald Trump to be signed into law.
