German Chancellor Olaf Scholz assured Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa of Germany's willingness to support the country's reconstruction, a German government spokesperson said on Friday. In an hour-long phone call on Friday,

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz promised support for Syria's reconstruction during a telephone call with Syrian interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa on Friday. Scholz and al-Sharaa agreed "that what is needed now is an inclusive political process that allows the participation of all Syrians,

Syria's new President Ahmed al-Sharaa has been invited to visit Germany, his office said on Friday following a phone call with Chancellor Olaf Scholz. The invitation came two days after Sharaa's office announced he had been invited to visit France.