TOPSHOT - Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa (R) is welcomed by German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul (2L) ahead a German-Syrian roundtable meeting on economy at the Foreign Ministry in Berlin on March 30, 2026. Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa visits Germany on Monday for talks on the Middle East war, rebuilding his country and Berlin's efforts to send back Syrian refugees. (Photo by RALF HIRSCHBERGER / AFP via Getty Images)