French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barro has said that some European Union sanctions on Syria “could be lifted quickly.” French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barro has said that sanctions that impede humanitarian access and hinder the country’s reconstruction could be lifted quickly.

Barro added in a statement today that sanctions that impede humanitarian access and prevent the country’s recovery could be lifted quickly, according to the French news agency AFP.

Earlier, the French foreign minister announced that his country had begun talks with its European partners on lifting the sanctions imposed on Syria, noting that “their lifting depends on the pace of the Syrian transitional authorities and taking into account security interests.”

It is noteworthy that the French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barro, accompanied by his German counterpart Annalina Berbock, had visited Damascus last Friday, where they met Ahmed al-Sharaa, the head of the new Syrian administration.