Jean-Noël Barrot and Annalena Baerbock, foreign ministers of France and Germany, arrived in Syria on Friday January 3. This is the first visit at this level by officials from major Western powers.
Getting to Saydnaya Prison
The heads of French and German diplomacy are going to Syria for a first visit by officials from the great Western powers. The French Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jean-Noel Barrotarrived Friday January 3 at Damas where he will be joined by his German counterpart Annalena Baerbockreports Le Figaro.
As part of this trip, they first plan to go to Saydnaya prison, near the Syrian capital, a symbol of the mass repression of Bashar al-Assad's power.
A meeting with the new manager
According to the French Foreign Ministry, the ministers are due to jointly meet Syria's new leader, Ahmad al-Chareh, who heads a coalition led by radical Islamists on December 8. “Together, France and Germany stand alongside the Syrian people, in all their diversity“, wrote Jean-Noel Barrot on the social network X Friday.
According to him, the two countries wish “promote a peaceful and demanding transition in the service of Syrians and for regional stability“. He also expressed the hope of seeing a “Sovereign, stable and peaceful Syria” indicating that this is a real, but fragile, hope.
Support the Syrian people
The German Foreign Minister, Annalena Baerbockfor his part indicated Friday that theGermany wants to help Syria become a safe home again for all its inhabitants and “a functional state, with total control over its territory“. “Despite all the skepticism surrounding the Islamists of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTC), we must not miss the opportunity to support the Syrian people at this important crossroads“, she declared ahead of this trip.
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