Bourbok for Al Jolani’s denial of handshake: It was expected

German Foreign Minister described the leader’s refusal to , Al Jolani, as “expected” to give her the hand during the visit to Damascus. As Annalena Burbok pointed out about the visit to Syria and specifically Damascus and the meeting with Al Jolani “as I traveled here, it was clear to me that apparently there would be no ordinary handshakes.” CONVERSION At the same time he stressed: “But it was also clear… that not only me but also the French Foreign Minister did not share that view. And consequently, French Foreign Minister Jean Noel Barreau did not reach out his hands.” Burbok and Baro are the first European Union ministers to visit Syria after the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in early December. This incident also caused major reactions to social media regarding the global political greeting protocols while Bild described it as a “shaking scandal”. CORVERSE Finally, despite extensive reactions, Annanna Burbok became the first female Western politician not asked to cover her head.