French President Emmanuel Macron urged Syria's interim government to cooperate with a U.S.-led coalition fighting against extremist groups in that region as he hosted a conference Thursday on the Mideast country's future.

France's president urged Syria's transitional authorities to partner with the international coalition against Islamic State, aiming to stabilize the country during its transition. An international conference in Paris discussed regional and Western support for Syria’s fragile shift,

In a recent international conference in Paris, France's president suggested that Syria's new authorities should consider a partnership with the Iraq-based international coalition that is actively fighting against the Islamic State.

France's president urged Syria's new authorities to consider a partnership with the Iraq-based international coalition fighting Islamic State to prevent the country being destabilised in its transition period.