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Baerbock and Barrot were the first European ministers to visit Syria since rebels seized control of Damascus on December 8.

Saturday 04/01/2025

Head of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham and Syrias de facto leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa, also known as Abu Mohammed al-Golani meets with German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock and French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot in Damascus, Syria January 3, 2025. REUTERS

All Syrian groups, including women and Kurds, must be involved in the country’s transition if Damascus wants European support, Germany’s foreign minister said after a closely-watched first meeting with the new de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa on Friday.

In talks also attended by her French counterpart Jean-Noel Barrot, Germany’s top diplomat Annalena Baerbock said she had stressed the need to include all ethnic groups in the transition to democracy while ensuring that potential European funds did not fall into the hands of “new Islamist structures”.

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