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Arrival of the head of French diplomacy in Damascus, his German counterpart follows him

The head of French diplomacy arrived this Friday morning in Damascus where his German counterpart is to join him, for the first visit at this level by officials from the major Western powers, indicated the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Jean-Noël Barrot and Annalena Baerbock must jointly meet the new Syrian leader, Ahmad al-Chareh, at the head of a coalition led by radical Islamists who ousted President Bashar al-Assad from power on December 8, according to this source.

“Together, France and Germany stand alongside the Syrian people, in all their diversity,” the French Minister of Foreign Affairs wrote on Friday on the social network He added that the two countries wanted to “foster a peaceful and demanding transition in the service of Syrians and for regional stability.”

The ministers plan to visit Saydnaya prison, near the Syrian capital, a symbol of the mass repression of Bashar al-Assad’s power, before their meeting with the new Syrian leader.