IMF spokeswoman Julie Kozak said on Thursday that the fund is ready to help Syria rebuild with the international community, but the situation on the ground remains volatile.
She stated at a regular press conference that the Fund had not had any real contact with the Syrian authorities since economic consultations in 2009.
"It is too early to make an economic assessment. We are monitoring the situation closely, and we are ready to support the efforts of the international community to help with serious reconstruction as needed and when conditions permit.”
Less than two weeks after the Syrian opposition toppled Bashar al-Assad's regime and captured the capital Damascus, Kozak said the new Syrian authorities face many difficulties after the 13-year civil war.
"The Syrian people have suffered for a very long time. We hope that the country will now be able to begin to address the severe humanitarian, social and economic challenges it faces, and begin to rehabilitate the Syrian economy.”
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