Germany, France conditionally ready to 'co-operate' with new Syria leaders

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday discussed the possibility of co-operating with Syria's new leaders, the chancellery said. "Both agreed that they were ready to co-operate with the new leadership on the basis of fundamental human rights and the protection of ethnic and religious minorities," Berlin said in a statement. They reiterated "the importance of of preserving Syria's territorial integrity and sovereignty".