Return of the refugees to Syria: If there are conflicts!

Return of the refugees to Syria: If there are conflicts!

Vienna, Österreich - In the coming months, a massive return of refugees to Syria could be imminent. The UN Refugee High Commissioner estimates that around one million people will return to their homeland in the first six months of 2025. This upcoming mass backflow has already led to some European countries, including Austria, have frozen asylum applications for Syrians. Chancellor Karl Nehammer emphasized the need to promote the voluntary return, while the security of the returnees under the new regime of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, an organization with connections to the al-Qaida, is significantly questioned, such as vienna.at reported.

concern about the humanitarian situation in Syria, which is also characterized by possible new conflicts within the country, the German Ministry of Development expressed a visit to Damascus. In a strategy paper, it is pointed out that a state -prone return of migrants would be risky in view of the precarious conditions. Around 975,000 Syrians currently live in Germany, while around 95,000 Syrians are registered in Austria. Initial asylum procedures for the discretion of protection status have already been initiated, whereby around 40,000 people could be affected if the reasons for asylum change, according to the reports of ZDF .

Germany's diplomatic initiative

On the political platform in Germany, the first official contact of the Federal Government was positively assessed for the new Syrian leadership. CDU foreign politician Norbert Röttgen and SPD politician Ralf Stegner confidently commented on the direct dialogue, which began in Damascus on Tuesday. The focus is on an inclusive transition process and the protection of minorities, especially at meetings with Syrian civil society and Christian communities, as the Federal Foreign Office announced. It is expected that direct contacts could increase the German influence in the region in the long term and that a diplomatic presence in Syria will be sought, so ZDF .