EU chief von der Leyen to visit Syria this week

BRUSSELS: EU chief Ursula von der Leyen will visit Syria later this week on a first trip to the country since the fall of Bashar Assad, a spokeswoman said Monday. Von der Leyen will head to Syria as part of a tour of the Middle East that will also see her visit Jordan and Lebanon, spokeswoman Paula Pinho said. Von der Leyen’s visit to the devastated country comes as the international community seeks to bolster fragile efforts to rebuild a year after Assad’s downfall.

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