Jean-Noël Barrot and Annalena Baerbock in highest-level visit by major western powers since rebels toppled AssadThe foreign ministers of France and Germany are to meet Syria’s de facto leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa, in Damascus in the highest-level visit by major western powers since rebels toppled the regime of President Bashar al-Assad last month.Jean-Noël Barrot and Annalena Baerbock, who arrived separately in the Syrian capital on Friday, would hold talks with the head of the Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) on behalf of the EU, their ministries said. Continue reading…
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Author : Jon Henley Europe correspondent
Publish date : 2025-01-03 10:33:00
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French and German ministers to meet Syria’s de facto leader
