UN Secretary-General Guterres visits Syria after 17 years

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres met with Syrian President Ahmed Shara in Damascus.

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United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres met with President Ahmed Shara in the Syrian capital, Damascus.

According to Syrian state television Al-Ekhbariya, Shara received Guterres and his accompanying delegation at the People's Palace in Damascus.

The visit marks a diplomatically significant first. Guterres became the first UN Secretary-General to visit Syria in 17 years.