“Discussed Several Files, Including the Return of Refugees”: Danish Foreign Minister in Damascus

“Discussed Several Files, Including the Return of Refugees”: Danish Foreign Minister in Damascus

In a move weighted with the promise of a new chapter, Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen arrived in Damascus today—the first Western foreign minister to set foot in the Syrian capital since the fall of Bashar al-Assad. Beneath the winter sun glinting off the shattered façades of the Tishreen neighbourhood, Rasmussen stood beside Syria’s Minister for Emergencies and Disaster Management, Raed al-Saleh, surveying the skeletal remains of a…

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Syria and Denmark discuss return of Syrian refugees - Enab Baladi

Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani met his Danish counterpart, Lars Løkke Rasmussen, on Saturday, 29 November, to discuss bilateral relations, diplomatic representation and the issue of Syrian refugees. Al-Shibani received Rasmussen at Tishreen Palace in Damascus, where the two ministers later held a joint press conference to present the outcomes of their talks. This is the first visit by a Danish foreign minister to Damascus in 15 years, …