First Syria visit by an EU official since Assad’s fall

Ahmed Al-Sharaa meets with a delegation from the European Commission headed by Haja Lahbib
  • Syrian state news agency SANA published images of Lahbib with the country’s new leader Ahmed Al-Sharaa

Damascus : EU crisis management chief Hadja Lahbib on Friday became the first European Union official to visit Syria since Islamist-led forces toppled longtime ruler Bashar Assad last month.
Syrian state news agency SANA published images of Lahbib with the country’s new leader Ahmed Al-Sharaa, reporting he was meeting with “a delegation from the European Commission” headed by the EU official.

BY: The Times Union

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