Russia; Russia

12 Universitetsky Ave, Moscow, 119330, Russia; Damascus, Syria

1095027004236, Registration Number; 5027148148, Tax ID No.

In 2018, Limited Liability Company “STG Logistic” (STG Logistic) won and signed a 50-year contract with the government of Syria, granting it rights to 70 percent of sales revenue from Syrian mines near Palmyra, Syria. STG Logistic shares personnel and offices with another OFAC-designated company, and since signing the deal, STG Logistic’s sales to overseas buyers have led to tens of millions of dollars’ worth of revenue for the Government of Syria. United Arab Emirates- and Switzerland-based Grains Middle East Trading DWC-LLC (Grains Middle East Trading) has served as an intermediary for STG Logistic in many shipments of Syrian commodities to multiple overseas buyers, each shipment worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. Yafi David is the chief executive officer of Grains Middle East Trading. OFAC is designating STG Logistic pursuant to E.O. 13582 for having materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial, material, or technological support for, or goods or services to or in support of the Government of Syria. OFAC is also designating STG Logistic pursuant to the Caesar Act for being a foreign person that knowingly provided significant financial, material, or technological support to, or knowingly engaged in a significant transaction with, the Government of Syria. OFAC is designating Grains Middle East Trading pursuant to E.O. 13582 for having materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial, material, or technological support for, or goods or services to or in support of STG Logistic and Yafi David pursuant to E.O. 13582 for acting or purporting to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, Grains Middle East Trading.

https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy2210

2024-03-26

US

Sections 7404-7438 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020, Title LXXIV—Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2019

OFAC country specific

Syria

Blocking Property, Suspending Entry, Trade sanctions

• https://ofac.treasury.gov/faqs/topic/1571 Pursuant to the Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2019, non-U.S. persons who knowingly provide significant financial, material, or technological support to, or knowingly engage in a significant transaction with the Government of Syria, including the CBoS, or certain other persons sanctioned with respect to Syria, risk exposure to sanctions.

It is the policy of the United States that diplomatic and coercive economic means should be utilized to compel the government of Bashar al-Assad to halt its murderous attacks on the Syrian people and to support a transition to a government in Syria that respects the rule of law, human rights, and peaceful co-existence with its neighbors.

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