His Excellency Mr Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi, Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), welcomed the European Union's decision to lift economic sanctions on the Syrian Arab Republic.
He expressed his hopes that this decision represents a crucial step towards alleviating the escalating suffering of the brotherly Syrian people, and that it opens new horizons for the beginning of a phase of recovery and reconstruction, leading to the establishment of security and stability, and achieving a prosperous future for the Syrian Arab Republic and its honourable people.