BRUSSELS, Belgium: Brussels on Monday proposed EU states fully restart the bloc´s cooperation agreement with Syria, in the latest step to help bolster the country after the ouster of Bashar al-Assad.
The deal -- which abolishes customs duties on imports of most industrial products from Syria -- was partially suspended in 2011 when Assad´s regime ruthlessly cracked down on protests at the start of the civil war.
The 27-nation EU has launched a new chapter with Syria since Assad´s ouster from power in December 2024 after over a decade of fighting that devastated the country and sent millions of refugees abroad.
