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BERLIN German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said on Tuesday his government wants to facilitate the conditions for the voluntary return of Syrian refugees to their home country. "Syrians should be encouraged to return voluntarily and enabled to do so, so they can rebuild their country," Wadephul told a press conference in Berlin, saying there was no disagreement between him and Chancellor Friedrich Merz on this. Wadephul said the government is currently in talks with Syrian authorities to