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France, Syria
Macron prepares to boost ties between Paris and Damascus

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French President Emmanuel Macron and Syria’s interim President Ahmed Al-Sharaa, in Cyprus, on 24 April 2026.
French President Emmanuel Macron and Syria’s interim President Ahmed Al-Sharaa, in Cyprus, on 24 April 2026. © Kay Nietfeld/dpa/picture-alliance/Newscom/MaxPPP

An opportunity may soon arise for the French president to visit Damascus, the centre of numerous regional power struggles, in a bid to mend fraught relations between France and Syria.

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