Syria – Meeting of M. Jean-Noël Barrot with Thomas Barrack, US Special Envoy for Syria and Asaad al-Shaibani, Syria Foreign Minister (25 July 2025)

Within the framework of our close cooperation on Syria, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot, U.S. Ambassador to Turkiye and Special Envoy for Syria Thomas Barrack, and Syria Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani held a very frank and productive meeting at a critical moment for Syria.

In the spirit of dialogue and de-escalation, the United States, France, and Syria agreed on the need :

• To engage quickly on substantial efforts to ensure the success of Syria’s transition and the unity, stability, sovereignty, and territorial integrity of Syria ;
• To reinforce our cooperation on the shared fight against terrorism in all forms and strengthen the capacities of the Syrian government to deal with security challenges through institutions of the state ;
• To support the Syrian government’s political transition efforts aimed at national reconciliation and cohesion, especially in northeastern Syria and Suwayda ;
• To host as soon as possible the next round of consultations in Paris between the Syrian government and the Syrian Democratic Forces regarding the full implementation of the March 10 agreement ;
• To support efforts to hold perpetrators of violence accountable and, in that spirit, to welcome the outcomes of transparent reports, including the recent report of the investigating committee regarding recent coastal violence ;
• To ensure that Syria’s neighbors do not pose a threat to Syria’s stability and that, in turn, reaffirm Syria’s commitment not to pose a threat to its neighbors, for the sake of stability across the region.