French, German FMs meet Syria's de facto leader
At the presidential palace
France and Germany's top diplomats met Syria's new ruler in Damascus on Friday, in the highest-level visit by major Western powers since the country's new Islamist authorities seized power last month.
AFPTV footage showed French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot and his German counterpart Annalena Baerbock sitting down with Ahmed al-Sharaa at the presidential palace.