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Germany–Syria relations refer to bilateral relations between Germany and Syria. Syria maintains an embassy in Berlin and a consulate-general in Hamburg. Germany closed their embassy in Damascus and their Consulate-General in Aleppo, the staff were relocated to Beirut, Lebanon. Germany currently hosts the most Syrian refugees in the EU.

Pre-Civil War
Syria established diplomatic relations with Germany on June 11th, 1952. Diplomatic relations between the two were severed in 1965, as Germany established ties with Israel, but were reestablished in 1974. In 2010, trade between the two was worth 1.81 billion Euros.

Syrian Civil War
Relations between Germany and Syria were severed after the start of the Civil war. On October 4th, 2011, Germany, along with France, Portugal, and the United Kingdom, submitted a draft resolution to the United Nations Security Council concerning Syria but faced a veto by China and Russia. All diplomatic missions of Germany in Syria closed in 2012. Germany additionally the ambassador of Syria to Germany in May 2012. On February 4th, 2012, France, Germany, Portugal, and the United Kingdom (along with Bahrain, Colombia, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, and the United States) submitted a draft resolution concerning Syria but was again vetoed by China and Russia. A third draft resolution was submitted by France, Germany, Portugal, the United Kingdom, and the United States, on July 19th, 2012. It again faced a veto by China and Russia.

Germany hosts the most Syrian asylum seekers. However, Syrian Refugees in Germany has faced criticism after the New Year's Eve Sexual Assaults mainly by the AfD.