Forcing the return of hundreds of thousands of Syrians living in Europe without financial support would lead to “chaos” in the country, Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shaibani told Euronews in an exclusive interview in Brussels following talks with EU counterparts.
Al-Shaibani met EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas this week as the EU looks to support Syria’s fragile political transition following the ousting of Bashar al-Assad in 2024, after a brutal civil war that displaced millions and devastated the country’s economy.
