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The Syrian Foreign Ministry announced Friday that no progress has been made in the implementation of a March 10 agreement signed between the Syrian government and the U.S.-backed PKK/YPG-linked terrorist organization operating under the name SDF.
Qutaiba Idlbi, director of the U.S. affairs department at the ministry, told state television Al-Ikhbariyah that the terrorist group continues to seize local resources in the Deir ez-Zor region, violating the terms of the agreement. “Not a single provision of the agreement has been fulfilled,” Idlbi asserted.
Ibidi also said that the upcoming Paris consultations between Western officials and the terrorist group are part of ongoing foreign-backed efforts to formalize its illegal presence in Syria.
“Paris is clearly pressuring the group to align with the outcome Syrian people seek,” Idlbi stated, adding that both the United States and France recognize the need to protect Syria’s territorial integrity.
A diplomatic meeting in Paris — expected to include terrorist ringleader Mazloum Abdi, French President Emmanuel Macron, Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani, and U.S. Special Envoy Tom Barrack — was postponed at the last minute. The terrorist group’s France representative Kerim Qemer confirmed the delay without offering an explanation.
Despite Türkiye’s red notice for Abdi, France’s hosting of the group drew sharp criticism from Ankara. Former Turkish diplomat Uluc Ozulker accused French authorities of sheltering PKK members and undermining international law.
Local Syrian sources said that Damascus firmly rejects direct or indirect negotiations with the PKK/YPG-linked terrorist group, unless it fully disarms. Government officials have labeled the group “illegitimate militias that lack any legal standing.”
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