UN Secretary General Guterres, who is visiting Syria, called for the immediate lifting of all sanctions against Syria on the 26th and urged the international community to increase political and economic support for Syria's reconstruction. Guterres said at a press conference on the same day, “I welcome the measures to ease sanctions and provide new possibilities for economic recovery. All sanctions should be lifted immediately.”

UN Secretary General Guterres, who is visiting Syria, called for the immediate lifting of all sanctions against Syria on the 26th and urged the international community to increase political and economic support for Syria's reconstruction. Guterres said at a press conference on the same day, “I welcome the measures to ease sanctions and provide new possibilities for economic recovery. All sanctions should be lifted immediately.”