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Syria’s president receives invitation from Macron to visit France in coming weeks, Syrian presidency says

Cairo (Reuters) — Syria’s President Ahmed al-Sharaa received an invitation from French President Emmanuel Macron to visit France in the coming weeks, the Syrian president’s office said in a statement on Wednesday.

The two also discussed in a phone call the economic sanctions imposed on the Syrian people, the office added.