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President Al Shara discusses Syrians' safe return with UN refugees chief

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The UN refugee commissioner, Barham Salih, met on Monday with Syrian President Ahmad Al Shara , with discussions centring on the issue of displaced Syrians. “In Damascus today, I met President Ahmad Al Shara to discuss the rising number of Syrians returning home, the millions still displaced and the support needed to rebuild lives after years of conflict,” Mr Salih wrote on X following the meeting. Mr Salih, an Iraqi Kurd, was the president of Iraq from 2018 to 2022. He took up his role at the UN refugee agency last September , and pledged to ensure that refugees are not trapped in what he called cycles of dependency, lacking access to education and jobs. On Sunday, Mr Salih met a steering committee that aims to close all refugee camps in Syria. With a 14-year civil war that ended when long-time dictator Bashar Al Assad was toppled from power in late 2024 by current President Ahmad Al Shara, Syria is home to one of the largest and most protracted displacement crises, the UN has said. S

First report: Syrian president, UN refugee chief discuss early recovery projects, safe return of refugees — aa.com.tr, 1d