SULAIMANI (ESTA) — French President Emmanuel Macron met with Kurdish representatives from northeast Syria on Monday, French media reported.
La Provence newspaper reported Macron met with a delegation from the Syrian Democratic Council (SDC) at Elysee palace in Paris.
The delegation included Ilham Ahmed, president of the SDC Executive Committee, Berivan Khalid, co-chair of the Executive Council of the Autonomous Administration in North and East Syria, and Ghasan Yousif, co-chair of the Executive Council of the Civil Administration of Deir ez-Zor, according to Hawar News Agency (ANHA).
Khalid told ANHA that the delegation held talks with Macron at the invitation of the French president.
Macron stressed on “the need to continue to work in favor of the political stabilization of northeastern Syria and inclusive governance,” La Provence said.
One of the Kurdish representatives, Berivan Khaled, said the talks focused on “France’s support for the recognition of the Kurdish autonomous administration by the international community”, according to L’Orient-Le Jour newspaper.
Macron also said France would continue the fight against terrorism alongside the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), both newspapers cited Elysee Palace as saying.
He also promised that France would continue its humanitarian aid in northeast Syria, according to La Provence and L’Orient-Le Jour.
The Kurdish representative said Macron had reiterated “support for the autonomous administration until a secure and stale situation is achieved in Syria and the region”, ANHA reported.
