Syria: Macron to visit soon

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Published 16.40

 

Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa and French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris last May. Photo: Stephanie Lecocq/AP/TT

According to Syria, French President Emmanuel Macron will visit soon.

It will be the first visit by a Western European head of state or government since Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa took office in 2024.

State news agency Sana reports, citing the presidential office as a source, that Macron is expected to visit Syria “to discuss ways to strengthen bilateral relations and issues of common interest”.

No date was given and Macron’s office has not commented.

Macron will be accompanied by a delegation “consisting of investors and representatives of French companies”, according to Sana. The talks will also cover “regional and international” events.

Macron – who received Ahmed al-Sharaa in Paris last year – would become the first Western European head of state or government to visit the country after taking power in 2024.