After months of consultations and speculation, the new ministerial formation in Syria saw the light, amid great political and economic challenges, accumulated by long decades of the corruption of the Assad regime (the father and the son), to include the ministry 23 ministers, including a woman, who represented most of the sectarian and ethnic components of the Syrian people.
In light of a long history of sanctions imposed on Syria since the era of the previous regime, this step is presented as a possible turning point, which may constitute the beginning of changing the equations of international and economic relations with Syria.
While the new Syrian leadership is trying to draw reform features that attract investments and open the doors of rapprochement with the international community, the question remains: Will this ministerial formation contribute to breaking the vicious circle of sanctions and rebuilding the national economy, and starting with the reconstruction process, or is the path towards achieving this will remain long and complex, and is conditional on strict political and security requirements related to the interests of the countries that imposed these sanctions?
Sharia chairs the first session of the new Syrian government (French)The announcement of the formation of the new Syrian government in late March was cautiously welcomed by the United States and the European Union, as they expressed their willingness to cooperate with the new government, and describing this step as a "positive development" that reflects clear attempts to restructure the state on new foundations.
However, this welcome was not an open mandate, but rather it was conditional on a number of political and...
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