French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot has pledged support to Syria while on a joint visit with Germany's Annalena Baerbock to Damascus. "A few weeks ago, a new hope was created, the hope of a ...

Mr. Barrot expressed his hope “for a sovereign, stable and peaceful Syria” after arriving in Damascus, where he also visited the French embassy, which has been closed since 2012.

The Damascus neighborhood of the man who has been leading Syria's new caretaker government celebrates his new role and reflects on the last 14 years of civil war.

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 ...

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot, center, meets with representatives of civil society during an official visit, in Damascus, Syria, on Jan 3, 2025. (Photo: AP/Mosa'ab Elshamy) ...

Barrot expressed his hope "for a sovereign, stable and peaceful Syria" after arriving in Damascus, where he also visited the French embassy, which has been closed since 2012.