“It is with this outstretched hand, but also with clear expectations of the new leaders, that we are going to Damascus today,” declared the head of German diplomacy.
Constitution to be rewritten, freedom of expression, security structure… The transitional government lays the foundations for a new Syria
She asks the new Syrian power to make “a place in the political process” for “all Syrians, whatever their ethnic or religious group”, and not to compromise it by “excessively long delays until the elections or by measures aimed at Islamizing the justice system or the education system.”
She also urges Damascus to avoid “acts of revenge against entire population groups” and to put aside “extremism and radical groups”.
-“This must be our common goal. And it is also in our own interest: security in Europe and in Germany is closely linked to this,” said Baerbock.
French Minister Jean-Noël Barrot and Annalena Baerbock are to meet jointly with the new Syrian leader Ahmad al-Chareh, as well as “representatives of Syrian civil society”, specifies the ministry in the press release.
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