India, June 30 -- President Donald Trump will on Monday sign an executive order lifting US sanctions on Syria, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters.

The move comes as a follow-up to Trump's announcement in May to roll back the sanctions in a bid to support Syria's reconstruction efforts following its prolonged civil war.

Leavitt said that Trump will sign the executive order and promote a "path to prosperity and peace."

It was "an action that the president promised," she added.

Trump wants Syria to be "stable, unified and at peace with itself and its neighbors," the press secretary said, reported AP.

"This is another promise made and promise kept," she remarked.

However, Leavitt also informed that sanctions wil...