A reference to Russia ... Washington intends to extend Caesar Law to involve non-Syrians

US envoy for Syria affairs, Joel Rayburn, said during a hearing in the US House of Representatives on the issue of imposing sanctions on non-Syrians under the Caesar Law, that his country will expand the validity of the law to include other people in the future.

The US envoy also did not rule out imposing sanctions on Russian citizens and Russian parties according to the law, stressing that Washington's goal is to deprive Bashar al-Assad of foreign support.

And he expressed his conviction that the US sanctions have an effect on the parties abroad, which are looking at the possibility of restoring economic relations with Damascus.

And about the possibility of expanding the "Caesar Law" before January 20, that is, the date of the inauguration of US President-elect Joe Biden, the envoy said that he could not provide any details now, but the United States intends to take "some steps" soon.

In the same context, the American official emphasized that "there is no aid for reconstruction in Syria without a political solution."

Joel Rayburn affirmed his country's commitment to help meet humanitarian needs and build the stability and security necessary for a better future for the Syrian people.

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ANHA