A similarly awkward scene took place when the German foreign minister visited Damascus in January German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has been denied a handshake by Syrian President Ahmed Hussein al-Sharaa during their latest meeting in Damascus. A video from the talks on Thursday has captured al-Sharaa avoiding physical contact with the foreign dignitary and simply pointing her to her chair with his hand. A similarly awkward scene happened during Baerbock’s first trip to the Syrian