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The Syrian government said Saturday it will not attend the next round of negotiations with the SDF, calling a recently-organized conference by the terrorist group in the country’s northeast “contrary to national unity” and a violation of the March 10 Agreement.
A government official told the state news agency SANA that Damascus “will not side with any alliance seeking to revive the era of the fallen regime” and will not engage in new talks with the SDF terrorist organization.
The official said the conference harmed the ongoing negotiation process and urged the SDF to take the March 10 Agreement seriously.
The official emphasized that the “legitimate address” for talks is Damascus, not any regional or foreign venue. Developments in the northeast, they said, do not represent the national will of all Syrians.
They described the alliance in the northeast as “a fragile partnership of those harmed by the Syrian people’s victory,” and called the hosting of separatist figures a clear breach of the March 10 Agreement.
Rejecting any attempt to impose a new state structure by force or arms, the official stressed that such matters can only be decided through a permanent constitution and a nationwide referendum involving all Syrians.
Earlier, another government source told Anadolu Agency that all options—including canceling the Paris meeting—were on the table.
The SDF terrorist organization held a conference in Hassakeh province on Wednesday, demanding a “decentralized” state. Attendees included Druze leader Hikmat al-Hejri from Sweida, Alawite Supreme Council head Ghazal Ghazaa, and pro-SDF Kurdish religious figure Murshid Mashuq Haznawi.
Background: March 10 Agreement
On March 10, the Syrian government and the SDF terrorist organization reached an agreement on integrating the country’s northeast into the national framework. The Foreign Ministry had previously announced that follow-up talks to implement the agreement would be held in Paris “as soon as possible.”
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