US EditionSyria Dispute Splits Cdu – Deportations Cause Fierce Debate
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Syria's dispute splits the CDU: Chancellor Merz demands deportations, while Foreign Minister Wadephul warns against the conditions in the country.
The German chancellor, Friedrich Merz, defended on Monday the idea of bringing back to Syria Syrian refugees present in Germany, even mentioning the option of expulsion, on the grounds that the "civil war was over in Syria" The East-the-Day according to . A few days earlier, Thursday 30 October, his foreign minister, Johann Wadephul, was more cautious during a visit to Damascus, stating that the return of Syrians could only be envisaged "to a ve…
Foreign Minister Wadephul contradicts the impression that he disagrees with the chancellor on his return to Syria. He, too, hopes for early deportations.
Syria has been marked by civil war for a long time. After the end of the war, demands become louder that people should return to Syria. But within the CDU there is disagreement.
The return to Syria was a "return to nothing." From the mouth of Green MEP Hannah Neumann, this statement is not surprising. However, even if the Federal Foreign Minister considers the return "only very limited" possible, the question arises which country he has seen.
Chancellor Merz spoke of power to put an end to the debate launched by Foreign Minister Wadephul on repatriation to Syria, who had doubted during a visit to Syria that a large number of Syrian refugees would voluntarily return there in the short term.
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