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Europe pursues a new chapter in relations with Syria

At a meeting with Syria's new Islamist-led government in Damascus, the French and German foreign ministers outlined their conditions on behalf of the European Union.

Europe pursues a new chapter in relations with Syria

This handout picture released by the Syrian Arab News Agency SANA shows France's Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot (C) and Germany's Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock (L) walking with Syria's new ruler Ahmed al-Sharaa ahead of their meeting in Damascus on Jan. 3, 2025. (Credit: AFP/HO/SANA)

On Thursday, Jan. 3, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot and his German counterpart Annalena Baerbock traveled to Damascus — on behalf of the European Union — for talks with Ahmad al-Sharaa, leader of Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), which assumed...
On Thursday, Jan. 3, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot and his German counterpart Annalena Baerbock traveled to Damascus — on behalf of the European Union — for talks with Ahmad al-Sharaa, leader of Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), which assumed...