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Syria signed a political cooperation declaration with the Global Coalition to Defeat Daesh, confirming its role as a “partner in combating terrorism and supporting regional stability,” Syrian Information Minister Hamza al-Mustafa said Monday.
“The agreement is political and until now contains no military components,” al-Mustafa said on the social media platform X.
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa and US President Donald Trump held a meeting Monday at the White House, described by al-Mustafa as “warm, candid, and forward-looking,” lasting for over an hour.
According to the minister, Trump told Sharaa, “You have done a great job — you have our support,” adding that the discussions focused on expanding economic cooperation, attracting American investments to Syria, and lifting sanctions imposed under the Caesar Act.
Al-Mustafa quoted Trump as saying, “We have to get this done—we have to help Syria.”
The SDF is dominated by the terrorist group YPG, the Syrian branch of the terrorist organization PKK.
The Syrian presidency announced on March 10 an agreement to integrate the SDF into state institutions, stressing the country’s territorial integrity and rejecting any separatist designs. The group, however, has violated the agreement more than once.
President Sharaa and President Trump discussed the integration of the SDF into the Syrian Army as part of efforts “to unify state institutions and ensure lasting stability.”
Trump also “expressed his support for a potential security arrangement with Israel, aimed at enhancing national and regional stability,” the minister said.
He added that the United States announced the official reopening of the Syrian Embassy in Washington, D.C., ending more than a decade of closure.
Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio later held a follow-up session to develop an executive plan for the agreed points, emphasizing both sides’ “seriousness and commitment to tangible progress.”
President Sharaa departed the White House after nearly two hours of talks with Trump and senior officials. The visit marked the first by a Syrian leader to the White House since the country’s independence nearly 80 years ago.
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