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Friday, December 13, 2024
Scholz says ‘integrated’ Syrian refugees ‘welcome’ to stay in Germany
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says that well-integrated Syrian refugees are welcome to stay, as far-right and conservative politicians called for them to return to their home country after the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad.
“Those who work here, who are well integrated, remain welcome in Germany. That’s obvious,” the social-democrat leader says in a post on X, noting that “some declarations these past days have deeply destabilized our fellow citizens of Syrian origin.”