[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 141 (Tuesday, July 27, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 40227]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-15982]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 11479]


Determination Regarding Foreign Assistance to the Central 
Government of Syria

    Pursuant to section 7047(c)(1) of the Department of State, Foreign 
Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2021 (Div. K, Pub. 
L. 116-260) (FY 2021 SFOAA), section 7070(c)(1) of the FY 2018 SFOAA, 
section 7047(c)(1) of the FY 2019 SFOAA (Div. F, Pub. L. 116-6), and 
section 7047(c)(1) of the FY 2020 SFOAA (Div. G, Pub. L. 116-94), I 
hereby determine that the Government of the Syrian Arab Republic has 
recognized the independence of, or has established diplomatic relations 
with, the Russian Federation occupied Georgian territories of Abkhazia 
and Tskhinvali Region/South Ossetia.
    This determination shall be published in the Federal Register and 
on the Department of State website and, along with the accompanying 
Memorandum of Justification, shall be reported to Congress.

    Dated: June 16, 2021.
Antony J. Blinken,
Secretary of State.
[FR Doc. 2021-15982 Filed 7-26-21; 8:45 am]
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