EU won’t finance ‘Islamist structures’, Berlin tells Syrian rulers

DAMASCUS: The French and German foreign ministers called for a peaceful, inclusive transition in Syria as they visited Damascus on Friday for talks with new leader Ahmed Al Sharaa.

France’s Jean-Noel Barrot and his German counterpart Annalena Baerbock are the most senior Western diplomats to visit the Syrian capital since Islamist-led forces toppled longtime ruler Bashar Al Assad last month.

Baerbock told Sharaa that the European Union stood ready to support the transition in Syria...