Ahmed al Sara did not shake hands with German Foreign Minister because she is a woman

Reactions are expected to provoke Ahmed al Sara’s decision to refuse a handshake to Germany’s foreign minister, who visited her new strong man in Damascus. On the highest level visit of representatives of Western countries since Ahmed al Sarah replaced the overthrown Bashar al-Assad in December 2024 in Syria, the foreign ministers of France and Germany were found in Damascus. CORVERSE What caused an illustrious impression is the fact that the new Syrian leader, welcoming the leaders of French and German diplomacy, put his fingertips on a handshake with Jean Noel rather coldly. Bareau and avoided showy stretching his hand towards Annalena Burbok who had spread hers. Jean Noel Barreau and Annalena Burbok, who arrived separately in the Syrian capital on Friday (03.01.2025), for talks with the head of the Islamist organization Hayat Tahrir al Sam (HTS) on behalf of the European Union, said the relevant announcements from their ministries. A-Shara has not shock hands with Germany Foreign Minister ADVERSE — Guy Elster (@guyelster) The two diplomats visited on Friday morning Syria’s notorious prison complex “Sedaya” and also planned to meet with representatives of Syrian civil society, as western allies carefully open channels with the new governors of Syria after 13 years of civil war. “My journey today – along with my French counterpart and on behalf of the EU – is a clear message to Syrians: a new political principle between Europe and Syria, between Germany and Syria, is possible,” said the head of German diplomacy. “Germany wants to help Syria become a safe home for all its people and a functioning state, with full control of its territory,” Berlin said through an announcement, adding that despite skepticism about Hayat Tahrir al-Sam “we must not miss this opportunity to support the Syrian people.” Burbok asked Syria’s new governance to avoid any “revenge actions against groups of the population”, not to be too late for elections and to prevent efforts to Islamize the judiciary and the education system.