00:00Meanwhile, President Donald Trump signed an executive order to dismantle the U.S. sanctions program on Syria.
00:07White House Press Secretary Caroline Levitt described the move as part of an effort to support Syria's path towards stability and peace.
00:16She added that the move will enable the U.S. to maintain sanctions on Syria's former President Bashar al-Assad and his associates.
00:23It will also still apply to human rights abusers, drug traffickers, the Islamic State and Iranian proxies, among others.
00:32The sanctions program has been in place since 2004 and imposed far-reaching sanctions on Syria that affected most state institutions.
00:41Trump's dismantling of the program now ends the country's isolation from the international financial system.
00:47The executive order also directs Secretary of State Marco Rubio to review Syria's designation as a state sponsor of terrorism.
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