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The EU is “already engaging with actors on the ground, the new authorities and other regional actors,” and “will increase its diplomatic presence in [the capital] Damascus,” Antonio Costa said at a news conference yesterday after an EU Council meeting in Brussels.

Stressing the bloc’s objective to “preserve Syria’s territorial integrity [and] ensure respect for human rights,” he said the EU is delivering much-needed humanitarian assistance inside Syria.”

Ursula von der Leyen, the EU Commission president, added that Europe “will do its part to support Syria at this critical juncture,” as it moves from 13 years of civil war to a new, and different, administration.

“Europe cares about the power going back to the people of Syria. Europe has a role to play,” she said, reiterating that the EU delegation in Damascus will also reopen.

The EU is already Syria’s biggest donor and topped its “humanitarian aid to more than €160 million [$133 million] for this year alone,” she said. “And now we are looking … to continue to support the people in Syria, with a focus on early recovery and reconstruction.”

In the conclusion declaration of the summit, the EU Council stressed “the historic opportunity to reunite and rebuild the country,” and underlined “the importance of an inclusive and Syrian-led political process that meets the legitimate aspirations of the Syrian people.”

It highlighted the importance of respecting “Syria’s independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity… in accordance with international law.”

“The European Council also emphasises the importance of the fight against terrorism, of the prevention of re-emergence of terrorist groups, and of the destruction of Syria’s remaining chemical weapons stockpiles,” the declaration read.

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