OR Germany is planning talks with its representatives Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) today at Damascus, announced it German Foreign Ministryafter reestablishing contacts from USA and the Britain with the Islamist organization that overthrew the Syrian president Bashar al-Assadwhile the French special envoy for Syria Jean-Francois Guillaume declared that “France is preparing to be on the side of the Syrians”, shortly after his arrival in Damascuswhere the French flag was raised at the country’s embassy, ​​which has remained closed since 2012.

German diplomats’ first talks with representatives of the HTS-appointed interim government will focus on a transitional process for Syria and the protection of minoritiessaid a representative of the German Foreign Ministry.

“Possibilities for a diplomatic presence in Damascus are also being explored here”the spokesman added, reiterating that Berlin is closely monitoring HTS because of its ties to al-Qaeda ideology.

“As far as we can tell, they have acted wisely so far”said the representative for the organization.

About her Syria, or Germany maintains a close link with its partners, including USAher of France and her Britainas well as with Arab statesadded the representative of the German ministry.

Besides, the special envoy of France told journalists shortly after his arrival in Damascus that “or France is preparing to be on the side of the Syrians”.

THE Jean-Francois Guillaume clarified how he arrived at Damascus “also in the context of reestablishing contact with the de facto authorities” and expressed the hope that “the transition period” it will be “peaceful”.

Members of French security forces gained access to the embassy building from the kitchen and broke the chain of the main entrance from inside, an AFP cameraman found. Then a cforeign flag rose to the building.

Asked about the embassy’s reopening date, Guillaume said he could not say when it would reopen “until the security criteria are met.”

Her embassy of France at Syria it was closed on March 6, 2012 by decision of the president Nicolas Sarkozy in protest of the violent repression by his authority Bashar al-Assad of peaceful popular uprising. The embassy had then sheltered whistleblowers and its employees, burned or moved tons of files and hacked computers. The last guard had tore down the French flag, folded it and locked the embassy from the inside, before jumping off the wall himself, according to an AFP reporter who was on the scene.