Top European and Middle Eastern diplomats gathered in Riyadh for a conference focused on Syria's future on Sunday.

Saudi Arabia on Sunday called for the lifting of sanctions on Syria after meetings with top diplomats from the Middle East and Europe that focused on the war-ravaged country's future.

European foreign ministers will meet on January 27 in Brussels to discuss easing sanctions on Syria, according to EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas. This comes after Syrias President Bashar al-Assad was ousted

European Union foreign ministers will meet in late January to discuss easing sanctions imposed on Syria, the bloc's foreign policy chief said Sunday. However, she said the move would depend on Syria's new rulers carrying out an inclusive political transition after last month’s overthrow of President Bashar Assad.