(FILES) German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (R) and French President Emmanuel Macron arrive for a meeting with the US president and the British premier at the Chancellery in Berlin, on October 18, 2024. French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz spoke on December 9, 2024 about the situation in Syria after the fall of President Bashar al-Assad and said they were "ready to cooperate with the new leaders" under certain conditions, the German Chancellery said. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP)