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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy traveled to Syria on Sunday for his first-ever visit to the country, where he conducted talks with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, according to two Syrian officials who spoke to Reuters on April 5.<\/p>

A Syrian government adviser indicated that the discussions centered on defense-related issues in the context of the broader regional conflict affecting the area.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy traveled to Syria for his inaugural visit to the country, meeting with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa. According to Syrian government sources, the discussions focused on defense matters amid ongoing regional conflicts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":47481,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[832],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-47482","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/news-1775395268155.jpg?fit=450%2C300&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-clQ","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":47008,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/syrias-leader-says-peace-talks-with-israel-collapsed-wont-join-war-unless-attacked\/","url_meta":{"origin":47482,"position":0},"title":"Syria’s Leader Says Peace Talks with Israel Collapsed, Won’t Join War Unless Attacked","author":"Admin","date":"April 3, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa revealed that diplomatic efforts with Israel fell apart at the final stage during a London discussion. 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