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POLITICSJul 5 · 16:33 UTCWTOP DCWTOP Staff

Macron will visit Syria as the first Western leader since Assad’s ouster, Damascus says

French President Emmanuel Macron will visit Syria, becoming the first Western leader to do so since former President Bashar Assad's ouster in 2024. Macron previously hosted Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa in Paris in May 2025 and pledged to advocate for lifting sanctions on Syria. The visit coincides with Macron's attendance at a NATO summit in Ankara.

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