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Syria's Sharaa to attend G7 summit in France: Reuters

Syria will join the summit as a guest nation for the first time since 1975, Reuters reported, after three sources confirmed the invitation.

  • President Ahmed Al-Sharaa will represent Syria at the G7 Summit in Bains, France from June 15-17, marking the nation's first participation since the forum's 1975 founding.
  • The invitation was hand-delivered to Syrian Finance Minister Mohammed Yisr Barnieh, who attended the group's financial talks in Paris earlier this week.
  • A Syrian official said the nation's participation would focus on its role as a "potential strategic hub for supply chains" following the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
  • While sanctions imposed during the rule of Presidents Hafez and Bashar Assad have been largely eased, restoring banking ties and attracting foreign investment remain slower than officials hoped.
  • Emerging from a 14-year civil war, Syria is attempting to rebuild its shattered economy while now positioned as an ally of the West.
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Syria will participate in the G7 summit in France next month as an invited country and will be represented by President Ahmed al-Sharaa, marking Syria's first participation at a summit of the group since its establishment in 1975, they said...

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The Straits Times broke the news in Singapore on Thursday, May 21, 2026.
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