Published On 5/7/2026
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Last update: 20:05 (Mecca time)
The Information Directorate of the Syrian Presidency announced on Sunday that French President Emmanuel Macron will make an “anticipated” visit to Syria, in a move aimed at “strengthening bilateral relations and issues of common interest” between the two countries.
The Directorate stated – in a statement reported by the official Syrian News Agency (SANA) – that the French President will be accompanied by a delegation that includes a number of investors and representatives of French companies.
“Round session and cooperation prospects”
According to the same source, Syrian President Ahmed Al-Sharaa and his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, are scheduled to hold a round dialogue session in the presence of the two accompanying delegations, to discuss developments in the regional and international situation, and the prospects for bilateral cooperation in various fields, within the framework of what the Syrian presidency described as “a common interest in continuing the political dialogue.”
The first Western president
French media reported about the visit, which would be the first of its kind by a Western president to Damascus after the fall of the Assad regime.
For its part, the French newspaper La Tribune described the potential visit as “historic,” noting that Macron will be the first Western head of state to visit Syria since the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime at the end of 2024.
The French newspaper stated that the visit’s agenda revolves around several main files, including: security, reconstruction, and the status of minorities, in addition to the relaunch of official diplomatic relations, “which represents a completely new phase in relations between Paris and the new Syrian authorities,” according to the same newspaper.
The newspaper added that the French President is expected, after his stop in Damascus, to go to the Turkish capital, Ankara, to participate in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit.
La Tribune considered that this step comes as an extension of a process that began in May 2025, when Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa chose the French capital, Paris, as his first official visit to a Western country after assuming power.
