French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot on Sunday said he would have preferred if Syria's new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa had shaken the hand of his German counterpart Annalena Baerbock on their visit to Syria last week,

Jean-Noel Barrot, Annalena Baerbock in Damascus on behalf of EU, according to bloc's foreign policy chief - Anadolu Ajansı

Sharaa, the leader of Syria's interim administration, held a meeting with members of the Christian clergy in the country's

Syria's de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa says elections in the country could take up to four years, citing a need to rewrite the constitution.

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said she prioritized women’s rights while meeting Syria’s de facto leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa, in Damascus on Jan. 3.