Details of Damascus meeting: 10 March agreement must be implemented

Officials from the Autonomous Administration and the Syrian interim government discussed fully implementing the 10 March agreement and unifying institutions.

A high-level meeting took place at the Tishrin Palace in Damascus between representatives of the Autonomous Administration of Northern and Eastern Syria and officials from the Syrian interim government. The delegation from North and East Syria included Mazloum Abdi, General Commander of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF); Ilham Ehmed, Co-Chair of the Department of Foreign Relations of the Democratic Autonomous Administration; Foza Yusif, Co-Chair of the North and East Syria Delegation; and Ebid Hamid al-Mehbash, Co-Chair of the Future Syria Party.

The meeting was attended on behalf of the Syrian interim government by Foreign Minister Esad al-Shibani, Interior Minister Anas Khatab, Defense Minister Murhef Abu Qesra, and Head of the Syrian Intelligence Service Huseyn Salame. Also present at the meeting were Thomas Barrack, the United States Special Representative for Syria; Scott Bowles, the United States Special Representative for North and East Syria; a member of the United States Congress; and Jean-Baptiste Faivre, representative of the French government, along with his accompanying delegation.

According to available information, the meeting focused on the implementation of the agreement signed on March 10 between Mazloum Abdi, General Commander of the SDF, and Ahmed Al-Sharaa (Al-Jolani), Head of the Syrian interim government. It was emphasized that the obstacles and challenges hindering the implementation of the agreement must be removed.

The North and East Syria delegation reportedly stressed that the interim government must fulfill its promises to those forcibly displaced from Afrin (Efrîn), Serêkaniyê, and Tell Abyad (Girê Spî). The discussion also addressed the issue of border crossings and how institutions of the Autonomous Administration could be integrated with government bodies. In addition, both parties underlined the need for security and military cooperation.