00:00EU Foreign Ministers on Tuesday agreed to lift economic sanctions on Syria, the bloc's foreign policy shift Qajar Qala said.
00:09The European Union's policy shift comes after President Donald Trump said last week he would order the lifting of US sanctions on Syria.
00:19The European Union's top diplomat also said that there will be a review of EU's trade agreement with Israel amid the untenable situation in Gaza.
00:27On Syria, the ministers agreed to lift all economic sanctions while maintaining those related to Assad regime and human rights violations.
00:38This decision is reversible and conditional also on progress.
00:44There can be no peace without the path to economic recovery and we all need a stable Syria.
00:51Is everything really ideal there? No, it is not. It's very clear.
00:59But I think we need to give the Syrian people a chance.
01:04It is clear from today's discussion that there is a strong majority in favor of review of Article 2 of our association agreement with Israel.
01:13So we will launch this exercise and in the meantime, it is up to Israel to unblock the humanitarian aid.
01:22Saving lives must be our top priority.
01:26International pressure on Israel has mounted in recent days as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government has launched a renewed military offensive in Gaza.
01:35Kala said a strong majority of EU foreign ministers' meeting in Brussels favoured such a review of the bloc's association agreement with Israel in light of events in Gaza.
01:46But I can say it was a...
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