🇩🇪🇸🇾 A German delegation has arrived in Syria to hold talks with HTS leader Abu Mohammed al-Julani. The discussions focus on Syria’s transition process, protecting national minorities, and reopening Germany’s embassy in Damascus, closed since 2012.
This follows German FM Baerbock’s appointment of a special coordinator to strengthen ties with Syria
🇩🇪🇸🇾 A German delegation has arrived in Syria to hold talks with HTS leader Abu Mohammed al-Julani. The discussions focus on Syria’s transition process, protecting national minorities, and reopening Germany’s embassy in Damascus, closed since 2012.
This follows German FM Baerbock’s appointment of a special coordinator to strengthen ties with Syria
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