SDF’s Abdi in Paris for negotiations with Syrian government

Shafaq News – Paris

The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) commander Mazloum Abdi arrived in Paris on Wednesday ahead of a meeting with a Syrian government delegation led by Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani.

A source close to the SDF told Shafaq News that Ilham Ahmed, Co-Chair of the Autonomous Administration’s Department of Foreign Relations, accompanied Abdi alongside several senior officials from the administration.

The meeting, overseen by several French officials and US Special Envoy to Syria Thomas Barrack, was prepared days ago through the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs and is being held under the direct sponsorship of French President Emmanuel Macron, the source stated, adding that the talks aim to "explore a potential agreement that would integrate the SDF and associated institutions into the structure of the Syrian state."

Earlier, Kurdish officials revealed that the Syrian government, Abdi, and Barrack reached preliminary agreements during recent talks in the Jordanian capital, Amman.