{"id":134146,"date":"2026-01-06T07:26:29","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T07:26:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/?p=134146"},"modified":"2026-01-06T07:26:31","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T07:26:31","slug":"france-backs-syria-transition-security-talks-with-israel-and-sdf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/134146\/","title":{"rendered":"France backs Syria transition, security talks with Israel and SDF"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) \u2013<\/strong> French Foreign Minister Jean-No\u00ebl Barrot received on Monday his Syrian counterpart Asaad al-Shaibani in Paris, as the two sides discussed strengthening bilateral relations in support of what France described as the stabilization of \u201cthe new Syria.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.diplomatie.gouv.fr\/fr\/dossiers-pays\/syrie\/evenements\/article\/syrie-entretien-de-jean-noel-barrot-avec-son-homologue-syrien-assaad-al-chibani?var_mode=calcul&amp;egn-publisher=Twitter&amp;egn-name=Twitter-RS\">statement<\/a> by the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the meeting followed Barrot\u2019s visit to Damascus in January 2025 and Syria&#8217;s Transitional President Ahmad al-Sharaa\u2019s trip to Paris in April 2025, marking continued diplomatic engagement between the two countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Barrot welcomed Syria\u2019s decision to join the U.S.-led Global Coalition to Defeat the Islamic State (ISIS), praising a joint operation carried out on Jan. 3, 2026, by France and the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He expressed full support for efforts by the Syrian transitional authorities to investigate atrocities committed against civilians in coastal areas and in Suwayda in March and July 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The French minister stressed the importance of an inclusive political transition that respects all components of Syrian society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the economic front, Barrot underscored France\u2019s desire to contribute to Syria\u2019s recovery and development. 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