Syria is hoping for more German investment and support as it moves toward reconstruction following Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shaibani’s meeting with a German delegation on Thursday.
The German delegation was led by Géza Andreas von Geyr, Germany’s Minister of State at the Federal Foreign Office. The meeting comes after Syria hosted the president of France, and Syria’s president met US President Donald Trump on the sidelines of NATO.
As such, the German meetings aim to increase support for Syria’s new government in Europe, coming on the heels of Syria and Iraq seeking to develop pipelines and energy deals.
“The two ministers also launched the inaugural session of the Syrian-German Joint Committee, establishing a new framework for cooperation in economic recovery, reconstruction, investment, energy, transport, civil aviation, transitional justice, missing persons and refugee issues,” Syria’s state media SANA reported.
“The two sides also signed a bilateral air transport agreement. The document was signed by Sameh Arabi, Deputy Head of Syria’s General Authority of Civil Aviation and Air Transport, and von Geyr,” SANA added.
This will establish the regulatory framework for air services.
“The accord paves the way for the operational phase, including coordination between the two countries’ civil aviation authorities, designation of national carriers, allocation of traffic rights and flight frequencies, issuance of operating licenses, and completion of the technical and security requirements needed to launch direct flights between Syria and Germany.”
Syria’s state media also highlighted how Syria-Germany ties have “undergone rapid development following Syria’s liberation on December 8, 2024, with the two countries moving in less than two years from renewed diplomatic and political engagement to building a broad economic and institutional partnership.”
Germany is a major economic power and could help Syria in many other ways. The report notes that Germany was quick to send envoys to Damascus after the fall of the Assad regime.
“These efforts culminated in the resumption of operations of the German Embassy in Damascus on March 20, 2025, after a closure lasting 13 years, marking the transition from political coordination to a direct diplomatic presence. Syria subsequently reopened its Consulate General in Bonn and appointed a chargé d’affaires in Berlin,” SANA said.
Meanwhile Syria has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Iraq to revive an old pipeline that stretches from Kirkuk in Iraq to Baniyas on the coast of Syria. This is a potential game-changer, and countries such as Germany, which is playing an increased role, will add to investors’ sense of stability in Syria.
