On Expanding the European Union Council The sanctions list imposed on the Syrian regime
The European Union Council issued a statement announcing the addition of three individuals from the Syrian regime to the list of persons and entities subject to targeted restrictive measures by the EU. These measures include asset freezes, travel bans to the EU, and a prohibition on providing funds or economic resources to them directly or indirectly. The new sanctions target three ministers in the government of Mohammad Ghazi Al-Jallali: Minister of Internal Trade and Consumer Protection Louay Imad Al-Din Al-Munjed, Minister of Oil and Mineral Resources Firas Hassan Qaddour, and Minister of State Ahmed Mohammad Boustaji.
The Syrian Future Movement supports the EU sanctions on the Syrian regime and its members.
The Syrian Future Movement considers these sanctions as evidence of the Syrian regime’s ongoing policy of repression, human rights violations, and obstruction of reaching a political solution.
The Syrian Future Movement views these sanctions as an obstacle to the rehabilitation of the Assad regime unless it accepts a comprehensive and genuine political solution.
The Syrian Future Movement asserts that the three ministers share responsibility for the ongoing violent repression practiced by the Syrian regime against the civilian population.
The Syrian Future Movement considers a political solution the only path to achieving sustainable peace in Syria.
The Syrian Future Movement affirms the EU’s position that the only path to sustainable peace in Syria is a political solution in line with UN Security Council Resolution 2254.
The Syrian Future Movement supports the EU’s rejection of a legal request to remove Samer Assad’s name from the sanctions lists.
The Syrian Future Movement views the sanctions, despite their importance, as insufficient, encompassing around 318 individuals and 86 entities. These sanctions include freezing the assets of the targeted parties and banning them from traveling or entering EU countries.
