French President Nicolas Sarkozy announced on Wednesday that he would pay a two-day visit to Syria on the third of September.said the trip was aimed at pursuing "necessary dialogue" with leaders in Damascus.
Mr Sarkozy said the trip was aimed at pursuing "necessary dialogue" with leaders in Damascus.
Mr Sarkozy hosted Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in July and correspondents he appears determined to bring Syria, a long-time foe of the US and Israel, back into the international fold.
During the Paris summit, Syria and Lebanon, an important ally of France, agreed to open embassies in each other's capitals for the first since the 1940s.
The deal was sealed during a trip by Lebanon's President, Michel Suleiman, to Damascus two weeks ago, where the two leaders also discussed other long-standing issues.