VIDEO: Syria's New Leader Refuses to Greet Germany's Foreign Minister with a Handshake

Annalenna Baerbock, who is visiting Syria unannounced, met with the head of the Syrian new government, Abu Muhammad al-Julani, alongside the French Foreign Minister. Footage from the meeting shared online shows the new Syrian leader greeting only the French Foreign Minister with a handshake, while he refrains from doing so with Germany's female Foreign Minister.

It is noteworthy that the foreign ministers of Germany and France have been conducting negotiations in Damascus. The topics discussed include the future of Russian military bases in Syria and the prospects for the return of Syrian refugees from Germany.