French President Emmanuel Macron will host a meeting with Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa in Paris on Wednesday, the French presidency said on Tuesday.

Sharaa on Wednesday meets France's Emmanuel Macron in Paris on his first visit to Europe since overthrowing longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad.The visit comes with Syria's new authorities, who have roots in the Al-Qaeda jihadist network,

Macron became the first European leader to speak with al-Sharaa in February and invited him to visit France during that phone call.