Saudi Arabia will pay off the duty of Syria to the World Bank. This will help the Syrian authorities receive funds for recovery - Reuters

Saudi Arabia plans to pay Syrian debts to the World Bank, reports Reuters with reference to three sources familiar with the question. Syria should organize about $ 15 million, which must be returned before the bank can approve grants for the reconstruction of the country that suffered from a long civil war, and provide other forms of assistance.

The new Syrian authorities are deforming foreign currency, and the previously developed plan for repaying debts due to the assets frozen abroad was not implemented, two sources report. Reuters interlocutors also argue that representatives of the World Bank have already discussed the provision of financing to restore the country's energy system and to support the payment of salaries to employees of the public sector.

At the end of April, the Syrian delegation will go to Washington for annual meetings of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). This will be the first official visit of Syrian officials to the United States after the overthrow of the regime of Bashar al -Assad in December last year. Almost all American sanctions imposed against Syria under the previous government remain in force.

Saudi Arabia first expressed their readiness to provide financial assistance to the new authorities of Syria, notes Reuters. The representative of the Ministry of Finance of Saudi Arabia did not confirm, but did not refute the information about the plans of Riyadh to pay off Syrian debts. In March, Katar announced a plan for gas supply through Jordan to Syria, which suffers from a lack of electricity. According to Reuters sources, this step was the approval of Washington.