The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia says that it will jointly finance the salaries of the state of Syria with Qatar War news in Syria

Saudi and Qatari efforts aim to stabilize Syria by financing public sector salaries and enhancing economic recovery plans.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al -Saud, said that the Kingdom and Qatar will provide joint financial support to state employees in Syria.

His remarks came on Saturday during a joint press conference with his Syrian counterpart, Asad Al -Shaibani, in Damascus.

The two Gulf countries were among the most important supporters of the new authorities in Syria, which long toppled the ruler, Bashar al -Assad, in December, after nearly 14 years of war.

On Saturday, there was no details on the exact amount of public sector support in Syria. However, it comes after the Syrian Finance Minister Muhammad Yusr Berneh said earlier in May that Qatar will provide Syria with an amount of $ 29 million per month for a period of three months in principle to pay the salaries of civil public sector workers.

Reuters news agency also reported that the United States has gave an initiative to the Qatari initiative, which came a few days before President Donald Trump announced this The sanctions on Syria will be lifted during the Assad regime. The European Union also filed sanctions on Syria.

Another evidence of Saudi and Qatari support came in mid -May, when it was announced that the two countries were I paid Syria’s debts to the World BankAbout 15 million dollars.

International relations

The new government of Syria, led by temporary President Ahmed Al -Sharra, sought to rebuild diplomatic relations in the country and persuade Western countries with cautious that he turned its back on previous relations with groups such as Al Qaeda.

The Syrian leader has repeatedly activated extremism and expressed his support for minorities, but the violent incidents that led to hundreds of deaths continued to cause international fear-even when the government and the evil condemn the killings.

The new government of Syria has also made concerted efforts to unify relations with the Arab Gulf countries, which began to play a pivotal role in financing the rebuilding of the war -carrying infrastructure in Syria and reviving its economy.

On Tuesday, the European Union Declare It has adopted legal actions that raise all the restricted economic measures on Syria, with the exception of those based on security reasons. It also removed 24 entities from the European Union’s list of those who are subject to the liberalization of money and economic resources, including the Central Bank of Syria.

After the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Qatar have cleared Syria’s debts to the World Bank, the US -based financial institution said it will restart operations in the country after a 14 -year stop.

The World Bank has started preparing its first project in Syria, which will focus on improving access to electricity – a major column to stimulate basic services such as health care, education and water supply. It was also characterized by the beginning of expanded support for stability in Syria and an increase Long -term growth.

The gradual reintegration of Syria into the global economy is largely due to Trump’s dramatic transformation into Washington’s policies towards the country. After announcing the lifting of US sanctions on May 13, Trump also became the first American president in 25 years to meet a Syrian counterpart.

The United States has already removed a $ 10 million reward to pick up the Sharra, and the Syrian president was able to travel internationally and meet world leaders, including in Saudi Arabia and France.

However, there is a lot to do. A report in February issued by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) estimated that at current growth rates, Syria will need more than 50 years to return to the economic level before the war, and called for a tremendous investment to accelerate the process.

The United Nations Development Program study said that nine out of 10 Syrians now live in poverty, and a quarter of them from unemployed work and producing the total local Syria “decreased to less than half of its value” in 2011, the year in which the war began.