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Macron visits Syria in first major western leader trip under new leadership
French President Emmanuel Macron visited Syria as the first major Western leader since Bashar al-Assad's ousting in December 2024. He traveled with a business delegation to discuss regional security and investment opportunities and will attend a NATO summit in Ankara where Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa is set to meet US President Donald Trump.
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