During her visit to Damascus, images of German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock were shared by the Syrian Telegram channel Almharar, linked to Islamist group HTS.
When Green foreign minister Annalena Baerbock presented her “Guidelines for a Feminist Foreign Policy” in March 2023, we wrote that this project, as absurd as it is reactionary, was “ultimately about enforcing geostrategic and economic interests.
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said that Syrians needed "quick" relief and pledged additional aid. Syrian interim leader Ahmed al-Sharaa is urging Western states to ease sanctions on the country.
Syria’s transitional government “sounds good so far,” Germany’s foreign minister told POLITICO — but actions speak louder than words.
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock (Greens) still had to accept the fact that Syria's new ruler Ahmed al-Sharaa
Nor does Paris have any ethical lessons to offer Syria, given its horrific record in former colonies, from Algeria to Senegal - not to mention its support for military coups and brutal dictatorships, such as the Sisi regime in Egypt and warlord Khalifa Haftar in Libya.
Germany’s foreign minister says sanctions against Syrian officials responsible for war crimes must remain in place but called for a “smart approach” to provide relief to the Syrian population after last month’s overthrow of President Bashar Assad.
Syria’s new foreign minister has met with his Qatari counterpart and Qatar’s prime minister in Doha on Sunday.
Gijs Gerlag, the Dutch special envoy for Syria, visited Damascus this week, marking the first official visit by a Dutch government representative since the fall of the Assad regime in early December.
Germany's Development Minister Svenja Schulze promised to support Syria's "peaceful and stable development" as she visited Damascus on Wednesday to meet with the interim authorities.
German Development Minister Svenja Schulze travelled to Syria on Wednesday to promote aid projects in the war-torn country. "After more than 50 years of dictatorship and 14 years of civil war, Syria now has the chance for peaceful and stable development,
European foreign ministers will meet on January 27 in Brussels to discuss easing sanctions on Syria, according to EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas. This comes after Syrias President Bashar al-Assad was ousted