The Ministry of Foreign Affairs welcomed the United States' decision to remove Syria from its list of State Sponsors of Terrorism.

The US officially removed Syria’s designation as a State Sponsor of Terrorism, the Treasury Department announced on Monday.The State Department also

The State Department formally removed Syria from the US list of State Sponsors of Terrorism after the previously announced move underwent congressional review.

Syria had been on the list since 1979, but with the overthrow of longtime dictator Bashar Assad, Washington and Damascus have improved relations.