US EditionPresident Ahmad Al-Sharaa Receives German Foreign Minister in Damascus
Minister Wadephul emphasized Germany's duty to aid Syria's reconstruction and support refugee return, noting one million Syrians returned since Assad's fall, per UN data.
- On Thursday, German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul visited Damascus, pledging German aid for Syria's reconstruction and discussing refugee returns with President Ahmed al-Sharaa.
- Assessing damage, Johann Wadephul said returns are only possible to a very limited extent because much infrastructure has been destroyed and compared Harasta neighbourhood, Damascus to post-World War II Germany.
- Berlin vowed to help rebuild Syria and to work practically to ensure German companies can operate there, with Wadephul saying Germany has a special obligation to assist.
- As Germany tightens migration policy, the government seeks to resume deportations to Syria, but Wadephul said they would apply only to very few exceptional cases involving serious criminals.
- This was Wadephul's first Syria trip amid warmed Western ties and one million refugees returning last year; he said `We want the positive path that this people has embarked upon to be successful`.
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While the Foreign Office Chief takes note of the situation on the ground, the Federal Ministry of the Interior does not want to allow Syrian refugees to visit their places of origin to see if return would be possible.
During his first visit to Syria, Foreign Minister Wadephul sees how much needs to be built up in the former country of civil war. He does not believe that many Syrians return quickly to their homeland.
President Ahmad al-Sharaa Receives German Foreign Minister in Damascus
In the historic capital of Damascus, President Ahmad al-Sharaa on Thursday received a high-level delegation from the Federal Republic of Germany, led by Foreign Minister Johan Wadephul. The meeting was also attended by Syria’s Foreign Minister, Asaad Hassan al-Shibani. According to an official statement published on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates’ Facebook page, the talks focused on bilateral relations between Syria and Germany.…
During his visit to Syria, Federal Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul is shocked by the extent of the destruction. In the short term, no one can return there, he says.
In Syria, Foreign Minister Wadephul visited a war-destroyed quarter - and subdued expectations: Repatriation of refugees there was not possible "in the short term". He promised the country almost 40 million euros in aid.[more]]>
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