Lebanon’s PM discusses with Syria’s new leader relations between two countries

Lebanon’s caretaker prime minister, Najib Mikati, in a phone call on Friday with Syria’s new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa, discussed relations between the two countries, according to a statement from Mikati’s office posted on X, and said that he received an invitation from al-Sharaa to visit Syria to discuss common files.

Al-Sharaa also affirmed that Syrian authorities took the necessary measures to restore calm on the border between the two countries, the post on X said.