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Five French Lawmakers Depart for Damascus for Easter Weekend

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A group of French lawmakers, including Thierry Mariani, a parliamentarian from The Republicans party, are departing on a visit to the Syrian capital Damascus, Mariani said on Friday.

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MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Michel Voisin is a member of the French National Assembly with the centrist Union for French Democracy party, while Nicolas Dhuicq, Denis Jacquat and Valerie Boyer are parliamentarians with the center-right Union for a Popular Movement party.

"Departure for #Damascus with four other deputies @valerieboyer13, Michel Voisin, @NicolasDHUICQ and Denis Jacquat," Mariani wrote on his official Twitter account.

The lawmakers plan to attend the Easter Vigil with Syrian Christians, as well as support those fighting against Daesh, Mariani added in another Twitter post.

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