The EU promises 2.5 billion euros ($ 2.7 billion) in Syria in the post-al-Assad Donor Drive European Union news

Western forces and regional neighbors attend the conference in Brussels aims to help in the state of renovation after the civil war.

The European Union hosted a donor ride for Syria to promote a peaceful transition after ejecting a former leader Bashar al-Assad.

West and regional forces participated in a one-day meeting on Monday in Brussels, chaired the head of the EU Kay Kallas.

Fourteen years of the civil war, hundreds of thousands of Syrian, displaced millions more, were killed.

During the meeting, the EU promised to provide about 2.5 billion euros ($ 2.7 billion) in Adria in Syria.

“Syrians need greater support, whether they are still abroad, or decide to go home. And today the European Union increases its pledge to almost 2.5 billion euros for 2025. And 2026, said the European Commission in Ursula von der Leyen.

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock announced that Berlin would provide an additional 300m euros ($ 328 million) for the United Nations and other organizations that help Syrians.

“There can only be a peaceful future for Syria if there is an inclusive political process,” said Baerbock.

The United Kingdom promised to up to 160 million British pounds ($ 208 million) in humanitarian assistance to support Syria recovery.

Foreign Office said that the funds would “help the Syrians provide critical water, food, health and education in 2025. Years.

Last year’s donor propulsion collected 7.5 billion dollars in grants and loans to help people Syria, but efforts to top they are set up to fall shorter after the United States has transferred their budget for foreign help.

Meanwhile, for the first time, Syria, represented by the Interim Minister of Foreign Affairs Asaad Hassan Al-Shaibani, attended a meeting, the ninth of such kind.

The new leadership in Syria tries to consolidate control over the territory that was devastated and divided over a decade.

Last week, Gunmen from A slight minority of the sectloyal to Al-Assad, she launched an ambush in a Syrian security patrol that caused the worst bloodshed since the former leader was overthrown in early December.

According to the war monitor, almost 1,500 civilians, most of them the members of the alax, the minority, was killed during the conflict.