(Reuters) - Germany is leading efforts for the European Union to ease sanctions imposed on Syria during the rule of President Bashar al-Assad who was ousted last month, the Financial Times reported on ...
Berlin on Monday advocated a pragmatic approach to Syria's transitional government after the new leader in Damascus declined to shake the hand of visiting German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock.
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock admitted that the refusal of Syria's de facto leader, Ahmed Hussein al-Sharaa, to shake her hand during a visit was expected. Baerbock and French Foreign ...