SOFIA – The European Union’s top diplomat on Feb.16 raised the prospect of collecting money for rebuilding Syria but only if fighting abates and Russia makes sure its ally, President Bashar al-Assad engages in the stalled UN peace talks.
Reuters: Promising money, EU tries to woo Assad into Syria peace talks
Syrian pro-government forces patrol an abandoned building in the newly retaken area of Sahat al-Melh and Qasr al-Adly in Aleppo's Old City on Dec.8, 2016.