Germany's top diplomat Annalena Baerbock is to meet members of Syria's rebel-formed transition government, after former Syrian President Bashar Assad was deposed. France's foreign minister is also on the trip.

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has arrived in Syria for a surprise visit, some four weeks after the overthrow of long-time ruler Bashar al-Assad. The Green Party politician landed on Friday morning at the airport in the capital Damascus in a German military A400M propeller transport aircraft.

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock and Minister for Foreign Affairs of France Jean-Noël Barrot arrived in Damascus as part of an EU delegation visit. This trip signals a potential new political beginning between Europe and Syria,

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock is travelling to Syria for a one-day trip with her French counterpart on behalf of the EU, where she will meet with the leader of Syria's new rulers, Ahmed al-Sharaa,

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock is travelling to Syria on a previously unannounced visit, some four weeks after the fall of Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad. Baerbock is travelling from Cyprus to Damascus on Friday morning.