European Union nations on Monday set out conditions for lifting sanctions on Syria and kick-starting aid to the conflict-ravaged country amid uncertainty about its new leaders' intentions just over a week after they seized power.

The European Union should be ready to ease sanctions on Syria if the country's new leadership takes "positive steps" to establish an inclusive government and respect women's and minority rights, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Monday.

Citing the conference held in Brussels since 2017, EU Foreign Affairs spokesman confirms efforts to plan donor conference to support Syria have begun - Anadolu Ajansı

The EU is “already engaging with actors on the ground, the new authorities, and other regional actors,” and “will increase its diplomatic presence in (the capital) Damascus,” Antonio Costa told a Thursday news conference after an EU Council meeting in Brussels.

HTS has long had a strained relationship with the other major rebel bloc in Syria, the Turkey-backed Syrian National Army (SNA). The SNA's focus during the recent offensive has largely aligned with Ankara's priorities - seizing Kurdish-held areas in northern Syria to eliminate what Turkey perceives as a Kurdish "threat" along its borders.

Following 'constructive' talks with Syria's new leadership, EU head of diplomacy Kaja Kallas announced that the bloc would 'reopen the delegation in Syria' in a speech at the EU Parliament.

Europeans and Americans should work closely together on a staged sanctions lifting process. They must connect this to respect for human rights and the holding of elections

At a meeting in Brussels, the EU's top diplomats said they want guarantees from members of Syria’s interim government that they are preparing for a peaceful political future involving all ...

The European Union's foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas, has indicated that the EU is prepared to ease sanctions on Syria if the country's new leadership takes tangible steps toward establishing an inclusive government that respects women's and minority rights.

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