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Merz invites Syrian president to Germany to discuss deportations

On Monday, Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Syrian refugees in Germany must return or face deportation, asserting, `I will say it again: the civil war in Syria is over. There are now no longer any grounds for asylum in Germany.`
Merz has invited Ahmad al-Sharaa, Syria's interim President, to Germany to discuss deporting Syrian criminals and how Germany can help stabilise Syria.
During a visit to Husum, Merz said German authorities could expel Syrians refusing to return and pledged, `We will, of course, continue to deport criminals to Syria. We will now implement this in a very concrete manner.`
The comments triggered backlash within the Christian Democratic Union, as around one million Syrians in Germany raise the potential scale of returns or deportations.
German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said Thursday returns are very limited as the war destroyed much infrastructure, while Ahmad al-Sharaa, Syria's interim President, has toured abroad since ousting Assad last year.

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