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Germany says EU will not finance Islamist structures

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Brent Goff | Anchal Vohra in Brussels
January 3, 2025

The foreign ministers of Germany and France have visited Damascus, leading a European Union diplomatic mission to Syria. Annalena Baerbock and Jean-Noel Barrot want to forge a new relationship between the EU and the Middle East country. In a statement, Baerbock said the EU supports efforts to build a new Syria, but will not fund Islamism.