German Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen arrives for the weekly cabinet meeting at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, July 13, 2016. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke
BERLIN (Reuters) - The German military is training more than 100 Syrian migrants for civilian roles suited to helping the eventual reconstruction of their country, Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen said in remarks released ahead of publication on Sunday.
Von der Leyen told the Frankfurter Allgemeine daily that the pilot programme was focused on training migrants in a variety of areas such as technology, medicine and logistics.
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