By Andrea Shalal, Daphne Psaledakis and Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump signed on Monday an executive order terminating a U.S. sanctions program on Syria, allowing an end to the country's isolation from the international financial system and building on Washington's pledge to help it rebuild after a devastating civil war.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday ending many U.S. economic sanctions on Syria, following through on a promise he made to the country's new interim leader. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the move was designed to “promote and support the country's path to stability and peace.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday to end decades-old economic sanctions on Syria in “an effort to promote and support the country’s path to stability and peace,” according to White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt.