Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa. Photo: Collected

DAMASCUS, July 7, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa announced

on Tuesday an agreement with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron to

install ambassadors, with the French embassy in Damascus closed since 2012

during the country's bloody civil war.

"I am pleased to announce today our agreement to begin the process of

exchanging resident ambassadors between Damascus and Paris as soon as

possible, signaling the return of diplomatic relations to their normal

state," Sharaa said in a joint press conference with Macron in the Syrian

capital.

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