Syrian president cancels Germany visit, Merz meeting


FILE PHOTO: Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa delivers a speech on the first anniversary of Bashar al-Assad's fall, in Damascus, Syria December 8, 2025. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi/File Photo

BERLIN, ‌Jan 18 (Reuters) - Syria's ‌President Ahmed al-Sharaa ‌has cancelled his visit to Berlin on ‍Monday and Tuesday, ‍a German ‌government spokesperson told Reuters.

Al-Sharaa ‍had ​been scheduled to ⁠meet with German Chancellor Friedrich ‌Merz and President Frank-Walter ⁠Steinmeier. ‍Talks with German business leaders ‍were also planned.

A ‌ceasefire was agreed on Sunday after days of fierce clashes between Syrian government troops and ‌U.S.-backed Kurdish fighters.

(Reporting by Andreas Rinke, ​Writing by Rachel More, Editing by Alexander Smith)

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