Chancellor Friedrich Merz has invited Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa to Germany to discuss deporting Syrian citizens with criminal records in Germany, the German leader said on Monday, APA reports citing Reuters.
"We will, of course, continue to deport criminals to Syria. That is the plan. We will now implement this in a very concrete manner," Merz told reporters.
Germany also wants to help stabilise the country, he said, adding that he intends to discuss with Sharaa "how we can solve this together".
"I will say it again: the civil war in Syria is over. There are now no longer any grounds for asylum in Germany," Merz said.
