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Syria, Lebanon Pledge Firm Ties After Years Of Tensions

Prime Minister Najib Mikati and Syria's new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa hope for a fresh start in relations (Credit: AFP)

Syria's new ruler and Lebanon's prime minister pledged on Saturday to build lasting ties during the first visit by a Lebanese head of government to Damascus since the start of the civil war in 2011.

Prime Minister Najib Mikati's trip came after Islamist-led rebels seized Damascus last month, bringing an end to the rule of Bashar al-Assad.

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