"The will to deport criminals to Syria as well as Afghanistan is there," Joachim Grote, chairman of the conference of interior ministers and a member of Merkel's Christian Democrats, told reporters after a meeting in Lübeck in northern Germany. But Grote admitted implementing the policy would be tough as Germany has "no contact person in Syria". Germany has put deportations to Syria on hold since the start of the conflict, which has killed 370,000 people. Last November, German Interior Minister Horst Seehofer ruled out deporting criminals to Syria after the idea met fierce resistance from the Social Democrats (SPD) and other opposition parties. READ ALSO: German Interior Minister rules out deportations to Syria

Source: The Local December 05, 2019 13:07 UTC