Brussels: During the international conference on Syria, the European Union agreed to give the country $619 million (580 million euros) in 2018, an official said.

EU's high representative for foreign affairs Federica Mogherini said during the two-day conference titled 'Supporting the Future of Syria and the Region' here, that the money would also be used to help Lebanon and Jordan, who have taken in thousands of refugees, Efe news reported. "What is vital is that humanitarian funding, this humanitarian funding, turns into humanitarian action," she said.