French and German foreign ministers meet Syria’s new leaders in first EU minister visit since Assad’s toppling
CNNCNN — The French and German foreign ministers have met Syria’s new leaders and called for an inclusive transition of power, in the first visit by European Union ministers to Syria since the Assad regime fell in December. France’s Jean-Noël Barrot was in the Syrian capital Damascus alongside his German counterpart Annalena Baerbock, where they met Syria’s de facto leader Ahmad al-Sharaa, formerly known as Abu Mohammed Al Jolani. “To that end, we are offering Syria’s transitional authorities France’s and the EU’s judicial expertise, its technical expertise to assist the Syrian people in the drafting of this new constitution,” he said. Baerbock shared similar sentiments in a post on X, writing that “there can only be a new beginning if all Syrians, regardless of their ethnic or religious group, are given a place in the political process.” French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot met with Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All the East John X, in Damascus, Syria.
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