US Senator John McCain makes surprise visit to Syria

Mr. McCain is a strong supporter of arming the Syrian opposition.

A spokesman for US Senator John McCain said that on May 27, the senator visited Syria and met with representatives of the opposition in that country.

This is the highest-ranking US official to visit Syria since the conflict began more than two years ago.

However, Mr. McCain's spokesman did not provide further information about the content of the meeting between Mr. McCain and the Syrian opposition. Mr. McCain is a strong supporter of arming the Syrian opposition.

The visit took place at a time when the US and Russia had just held meetings to discuss preparations for an international conference on Syria in June. Meanwhile, on the evening of May 27, the European Union agreed to lift the arms embargo on Syrian opposition forces, a controversial decision that will pave the way for the UK and France to supply weapons to the opposition.

According to VOV - DT