Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Monday that he and Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa agreed the vast majority of Syrian immigrants living in Germany should return to their homeland over the next three years. Al-Sharaa met Merz in Berlin – making his first presidential visit to Germany, which is home to the largest Syrian diaspora in Europe.
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- Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Monday that he and Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa agreed the vast majority of Syrian immigrants living in Germany should return to their homeland over…
- Al-Sharaa met Merz in Berlin – making his first presidential visit to Germany, which is home to the largest Syrian diaspora in Europe.
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- next three years. Al-Sharaa met Merz in Berlin – making his first presidential visit to Germany, which is home to the largest Syrian diaspora in Europe. Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Monday that he and…
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- Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Monday that he and Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa agreed the vast majority of Syrian immigrants living in Germany should return to their homeland over…
- Al-Sharaa met Merz in Berlin – making his first presidential visit to Germany, which is home to the largest Syrian diaspora in Europe.