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.

During her visit to Damascus, Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock outlined clear conditions for European support of Syria's new leadership and emphasized that Germany and the European Union are committed to fostering a peaceful and free future for Syria.

By bnm Cairo bureau French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot and his German counterpart Annalena Baerbock visited Damascus on January 3, urging the new Islamist regime to conduct a peaceful and inclusive transition of power in Syria,