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SOURCE: DW- AUTHOR: MJ. GDNUS
After a visit to Syria, German Foreign Minister Analene Berbock spoke on the ARD evening news program (Tagestemen) about the deep divisions in society in that country.
On the one hand, she said, there is great hope that after years of civil war, it will finally be possible to achieve freedom for everyone. On the other hand, "there is a fear that this freedom and hope could disappear again, especially for women".
Evaluations by deeds
That is why, according to her, it was crucial that she and her French counterpart Jean-Noël Barrot, as representatives of the European Union, set conditions for support for Syria.
"We will evaluate the new rulers by their deeds," Berbock said. All minorities, including the Druze, Alawites and especially the Kurds, must be integrated into the transition process.
After a visit to Syria, German Foreign Minister Annalena Berbock spoke on the ARD evening news program (Tagestemen) about the deep divisions in society in that country.
On the one hand, she says, there is great hope that after years of civil war, it will finally be possible to achieve freedom for all. On the other hand, "there is a fear that this freedom and hope could disappear again, especially for women".
Judgments by deeds
That is why, according to her, it was crucial that she and her French counterpart Jean-Noël Barrot, as representatives of the European Union, set conditions for supporting Syria.
"We will judge the new rulers by their deeds," Berbock said. All minorities, including the Druze, Alawites and especially the Kurds, must be integrated into the transition process.
Syria's future also important for Europe
Berbock stressed that the future of Syria also has an impact on Europe. The people needed to rebuild the country will only return if they know that their daughters are safe in that country.
The refusal of the new leader Ahmed al-Shared and other government representatives to shake her hand, she says, shows the ideological milieu they come from. "That's why these kinds of conversations are important to me," Burbock said.
"When you look at each other, you can see if there is a deep-rooted ideology that women are not given a hand. We as Europeans do not want to be financiers of Islamization."
Gulf states as key partners
Burbock stressed the importance of the Persian Gulf countries in the transition process. Over the past months, she said, she has been in intensive contact with them.
When it comes to Turkey, she says there are many common interests, "although we do not agree on all positions." "That is why it was important that, after our Arab colleagues, we, as representatives of Europe, were also present on the spot."
Burbuck arrived in Damascus on Friday, January 3, 2024, shortly after her French counterpart, Barrot. They are the first senior Western politicians to visit Damascus since the fall of Bashar al-Assad, in close coordination and on behalf of the European Union, with the mandate of the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs.
