Michel Aoun (R), the leader of the Lebanese Free Patriotic Movement, chats with a Syrian Christian woman during a tour to the Christian neighborhood in Damascus on 03 December 2008. Aoun is visiting Syria after 20 years of enmity with Damascus and was given a red carpet reception. He told reporters after talks with Assad that the visit marks a new era in relations. Aoun is the head of the biggest Christian bloc in the Lebanese parliament. EPA/YOUSSEF BADAWI