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10/21/19

Germany: German defense chief recommends international security zone in Syria

 Germany's proposal for the establishment of an internationally controlled security zone in Syria would be in cooperation with Turkey and Russia,

Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer told DW in an exclusive interview Monday evening.

 "This security zone would seek to resume the fight against terror and against the 'Islamic State,' which has currently come to a standstill," she said. "It would also ensure that we stabilize the region so that rebuilding civilian life is once again possible, and so that those who have fled can also return

The defense minister and leader of Germany's ruling conservative Christian Democrats (CDU) added that longtime chancellor, Angela Merkel, had already been informed of the recommendation, and that she has the backing of defense and foreign policy experts within her own party.

Any recommendation, however, must first be adopted by both the German cabinet and its parliament, the Bundestag.

Read more at:
https://www.dw.com/en/german-defense-chief-recommends-international-security-zone-in-syria/a-50924304

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