Mahalaxmi Ramanathan
Mahalaxmi Ramanathan

@MahalaxmiRaman

5 Tweets 1 reads Jan 06, 2025
Der Tagesspiegel: "A measure of freedom": #German πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺ Foreign Minister #Baerbock wants to link Aid to #Syria with respect for #WomensRights.
πŸ“Last ​​week the #German Foreign Minister and her #French πŸ‡«πŸ‡· counterpart Barrot visited #Damascus for talks with the new #Syrian government x.com
2βƒ£πŸ“#Baerbock set clear conditions for possible #EU funding.
πŸ“ β€œIf women in #Syria do not feel safe in the future, millions of highly skilled men and women who are so needed to rebuild the country will never return from abroad to their homeland,” #Baerbock said in an interview.
3βƒ£πŸ“That is why she is clear: β€œThe #EU will not finance Islamist structures.” She made this β€œmore than clear” to the leaders of the #Islamist Militia #HTS during her visit to #Syria
4βƒ£πŸ“#WomensRights are "the touchstone of freedom in society," #Baerbock says. "The more #WomensRghts are suppressed, the more Authoritarian and Extremist society as a whole becomes," she added.
5βƒ£πŸ“It is especially important to speak openly about this to the new rulers of #Syria πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡Ύ "Anyone who takes away the rights of half the population is also unlikely to respect Ethnic & Religious groups and will never be able to realize the country's economic potential,"
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