A first meeting since the fall of the al-Assad regime. And at the forefront, a Franco-German agreement with a clear objective: “Foster a peaceful and demanding transition in the service of the Syrians and for regional stability”.
This Friday, January 3, Annalena Baerbock and Jean-Noël Barrot, German and French Ministers of Foreign Affairs, went to Damascus, capital of Syria, to meet with Ahmad al-Chareh (also called Abou Mohammed al-Joulani)new leader of the country since taking power on December 8.
Their meeting, which takes place under a mandate from the European Union, took place in the imposing presidential palace overlooking the capital. When they arrived there, the leader of the radical Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) welcomed the two ministers surrounded by a horde of advisors. If the latter shook hands – shyly and from afar – with Jean-Noël Barrot, he did not extend it towards his German counterpart.
On their respective X accounts, the two ministers justified their visit. For Annalena Baerbock, the goal of this delegation is to send “a clear signal to the Syrians: a new step…
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