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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.
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...