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Merz aims to boost refugee repatriations and discuss Syria's political transition amid ongoing violence, with Germany hosting over 700,000 Syrians, officials said.
- On Jan 16, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will raise Syria's political transition and migrant returns with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa in Berlin next Tuesday during al-Sharaa's two-day visit.
- Domestic political pressure from the far-right AfD and coalition debates over border security have pushed Chancellor Friedrich Merz's government to pursue a stricter migration stance than Angela Merkel's.
- Several NGOs and Syrian community groups in Germany have urged Berlin to cancel al-Sharaa's visit and filed complaints accusing him of war crimes, while rights groups warn ongoing violence undermines safe returns.
- Ahmed al-Sharaa, Syrian President, will meet Frank-Walter Steinmeier, German President, while Johann Wadephul, German Foreign Minister, holds talks on economic recovery and reconstruction next week.
- Germany hosts approximately one million Syrians, and the visit reflects a recalibration of Germany's Syria policy blending political transition with migration and reconstruction talks.
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A controversial visit to Berlin. Merz receives Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa in Berlin. While the Greens are calling for a signal from the Chancellor, the Left is openly criticizing.
There is distrust against Syrian transitional President Al-Sharaa. Demonstrations against him are therefore justified, but it is nevertheless right to receive him in Berlin.
According to a Federal Government response, the number of Syrians living in Germany goes back to a parliamentary request from the Left ... The post Number of Syrians in Germany declines – because they are simply naturalized appeared first on Apollo News.
The fact that the Syrian transition president is now coming to Berlin is moved by the large Syrian exile community. To date, only a few Syrians from Germany have decided to return to the old homeland.
Only a few Syrians in Germany have decided to return to their country so far. However, the fact that the number of Syrians in the country is statistically decreasing has one reason – naturalisation, as a parliamentary question shows.
The fact that the Syrian transition president is now coming to Berlin is moved by the large Syrian exile community. To date, only a few Syrians from Germany have decided to return to the old homeland.
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