Germany says it will return 80% of Syrian refugees in the next three years
Merz wants to find "reliable" mechanisms for the majority of the 900,000 Syrians to be returned by taking advantage of Syria's economic growth
BarcelonaThe German Chancellor, Friedrich Merz, assures that 80% of the more than 900,000 Syrian citizens residing in Germany will have to return to their country in the next three years. He stated this at a meeting with the Syrian president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, in Berlin. According to the chancellor, the Syrian leader also wishes this.
Merz has thus urged the establishment of a "reliable" return mechanism to repatriate Syrian citizens who have committed crimes and do not have valid residence permits. According to Merz, these repatriated individuals "will play an important role in Syria after years of destruction of companies, schools, nurseries, and hospitals". Therefore, he has proposed creating a joint working group in which the Ministries of Interior and Economic Development participate, to take advantage of the favorable context in Syria, where the situation has improved one year after the end of Bashar al-Assad's regime.
"The political stability and economic growth of Syria will be decisive for the reconstruction to be successful," Merz assured. And he has highlighted the "favorable investment climate in the country", also for German companies.
