WORLDJul 26 · 03:04 UTCDAWN[email protected] (Agencies)

On first visit to Syria in 17 years, UN chief meets Sharaa

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres visited Damascus to meet with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, pledging UN support for Syria's reconstruction and backing a request for EU aid. Guterres criticized the situation in the Golan Heights as 'totally unacceptable' while Damascus demanded an Israeli withdrawal from a UN-patrolled buffer zone.

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