EU leaders said on Thursday they want to support Syria with "the historic opportunity to reunite and rebuild the country" following the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad. To help an "inclusive and Syrian-led political process" in the transition of power,

European Union nations have set out conditions for lifting sanctions on Syria. They want guarantees from Syria’s new leaders that they are preparing for a peaceful political future where extremism and former allies Russia and Iran can play no role.

European Union nations want guarantees from Syria’s new leaders that they are preparing for a peaceful political future involving all minority groups, and where extremism, Russia and Iran have no place,

The European Union needs to engage with the new leadership of Syria to keep them accountable during the transition of power following the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad, Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo said in Brussels on Thursday.

The EU's envoy to Syria headed to Damascus Monday to hold talks with the country's new Islamist rulers, just over a week after president Bashar al-Assad's ouster ended decades of brutal rule and civil war.