European Union foreign ministers will meet in late January to discuss easing sanctions imposed on Syria, the bloc's foreign policy chief said Sunday. Kaja Kallas' comments came at a gathering of top European and Middle Eastern diplomats in the Saudi capital of Riyadh to discuss Syria’s future.

Syria’s transitional government “sounds good so far,” Germany’s foreign minister told POLITICO — but actions speak louder than words.

Germany says sanctions against Syrian war crimes suspects must stay but people need relief - Germany’s foreign minister says sanctions against Syrian officials responsible for war crimes must remain i

Syria's economy has been decimated by more than a decade of civil war and sanctions that have severed it from the global financial system.

The sanctions currently in place are primarily against the former government of Bashar al-Assad and his allies.

Germany has advocated a relaxation of some EU sanctions against Syria following the ouster of long-time ruler Bashar al-Assad as Saudi Arabia hosted Sunday an international conference on the situation in the war-shattered country.