"The talks focused on the political transition process and our expectations regarding the protection of minorities and women's rights in order to support peaceful development in Syria," the German Foreign Office said in Berlin.
"Assad has repeatedly used chemical weapons against his own people in Syria. Now there is a chance for full investigation and destruction of Syria's chemical weapons," the German Foreign Office reported.
"Now we have to step up and continue our direct engagement with HTS and other factions," European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said at talks in Ankara with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Iran, however, is keeping its Damascus embassy closed for the time being, pointing to 'political and security-related preparations,' an Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson said.
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