Damascus
According to SOHR, the two sides met to discuss the mechanism for amending several provisions of the Constitutional Declaration.
Unnamed sources cited by the Observatory stated, “Representatives of the Damascus government and the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria are conducting a political dialogue to discuss the mechanism for amending the provisions of the recent Syrian Constitutional Declaration, following the objection of the SDF to the inclusion of articles not part of the basic agreement reached between the two sides on March 10 of last year.”
SOHR added, “The ongoing negotiations aim to reach a consensual formula that guarantees the representation of the interests of residents in northern and eastern Syria, amid a broader shift toward dialogue and political settlement after years of conflict.”
A joint follow-up committee has been tasked with reviewing the agreement’s terms and ensuring mutual understandings are reached without exclusion or military escalation, the Observatory said.
Separately, on Wednesday, U.S. President Donald Trump met with Ahmed al-Sharaa, head of Syria’s transitional phase, in the Saudi capital, Riyadh.
Saudi media reported, “Trump held a 33-minute meeting with al-Sharaa in Riyadh, in the presence of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.”
Meanwhile, Türkiye’s Anadolu Agency reported that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan joined the meeting via video call, which included the leaders of the United States, Saudi Arabia, and Syria.
During the meeting, President Trump asked al-Sharaa to deport what he described as “Palestinian terrorists” from Syrian territory.
According to a statement from the White House, “Trump urged al-Sharaa during the meeting to deport Palestinian terrorists from Syria” and “encouraged him to do a great job for the Syrian people.”
The statement added, “Trump also called on al-Sharaa to join the Abraham Accords with Israel, under which the UAE, Bahrain, and Morocco normalised relations with Tel Aviv, and to assist the United States in preventing the return of ISIS.”
The U.S. president also reportedly asked al-Sharaa to take responsibility for the detention centres in northeastern Syria, which hold thousands of ISIS fighters and their families from the group’s former territories in Iraq and Syria.
