"With the lifting of numerous EU, UN and other sanctions following the end of the Assad regime, the foundations for economic recovery have been laid."
"Roughly one million Syrians fled their war-torn country for Germany in recent years, many of them arriving at the peak of the migrant influx in 2015-16."
Ahmed al-Sharaa, Syria's President, is visiting Germany to discuss the Middle East war, Syria's reconstruction, and the return of Syrian refugees. This marks his first trip to Germany since ousting Bashar al-Assad in 2024. Sharaa is expected to meet with Chancellor Friedrich Merz and President Frank-Walter Steinmeier. The visit includes a political and business forum on Syria's economic recovery. The German government has announced support for Syria's disaster management and emergency services training. Discussions may also touch on the case of a missing German journalist in Syria.
Read at The Local Germany
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