Syria
Berlin engages with Syria's new leadership
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will receive Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa at the Chancellery in Berlin on Monday, a German government spokesman announced Friday.
Syria's Al-Sharaa in Berlin for talks on reconstruction and refugees
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Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Monday that Syrian refugees who found asylum in Germany had an important role to play in rebuilding their country and Berlin would help those that wanted to return.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa hold a press conference at the Chancellery, in Berlin, Germany March 30, 2026. Reuters/Lisi Nies
Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Monday that Syrian refugees who found asylum in Germany had an important role to play in rebuilding their country and Berlin would help those that wanted to return.
"We are working together to ensure that Syrians living in Germany can return to their homeland," Merz said in a press conference in Berlin with visiting Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa.
Reporting by James Mackenzie
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