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Reunification... Arab Countries Welcome SDF Integration into Syrian Institutions
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The Arab countries' blessing of this agreement reflects a regional desire for stability in Syria within a framework that preserves pluralism and ensures fair representation for all Syrian components
Doha welcomed the agreement to integrate the Syrian Democratic Forces into Syrian state institutions, in a position that contradicts its previous policies toward Syria.
The Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated in a statement on Monday evening that it is "an important step towards consolidating civil peace, enhancing security and stability, and building a state of institutions and law," reflecting a shift in Doha's position, which has long supported extremist groups in Syria.
The ministry emphasized that Syria's stability and prosperity require the state's monopoly on weapons in a single army that represents all Syrian components, ensuring the preservation of the country's sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity—a vision consistent with the decentralized governance model that grants components fair representation.
The ministry renewed Qatar's full support for Syria's sovereignty and its people's aspirations for freedom, development, and prosperity, in a statement that conceals behind it Qatari policies supporting hardline organizations that have harmed Syrian interests for years.
For their part, Saudi Arabia and Jordan expressed their welcome for the signing of the agreement to integrate the Syrian Democratic Forces into Syrian state institutions, confirming that it is an important step towards rebuilding Syria according to a model that respects diversity and prevents the return of central authoritarianism.
The Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated in a statement: "The Ministry of Foreign Affairs expresses the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's welcome of the signing of the agreement stipulating the integration of all civil and military institutions in northeastern Syria within the institutions of the Syrian state."
The statement added: "The Kingdom commends the measures taken by Syria's Syrian leadership to preserve civil peace in Syria and the efforts made to complete the path of building state institutions in a way that achieves security and stability and meets the aspirations of the brotherly Syrian people."
Saudi Arabia renewed its full support for Syria's unity, sovereignty, and territorial integrity, in a position that supports stability and respects the choices of the Syrian people.
For its part, the Jordanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs blessed the agreement that included the integration of the Syrian Democratic Forces within the institutions of the Syrian Arab Republic, considering it an important step towards rebuilding Syria on foundations that guarantee its unity, sovereignty, and stability, preserve its security, rid it of terrorism, and preserve the rights of all members of the brotherly Syrian people.
The official spokesperson for the ministry, Ambassador Sufian Al-Qudah, affirmed Jordan's support for sister Syria and its readiness to provide all it can to support and assist the Syrian people to overcome the transitional phase, which it wants to be a historical starting point for rebuilding Syria as a free, stable, sovereign homeland, through a Syrian-Syrian process in which various spectrums of the Syrian people participate, preserves all their rights, and protects them from chaos, sedition, and conflict.
The Syrian presidency announced on Monday evening that an agreement had been signed stipulating the integration of the "Syrian Democratic Forces" within the institutions of the Syrian Arab Republic, in a historic step that strengthens the federal model and protects the specificities of the regions.
The agreement consists of 8 items, the most important of which stipulates the rejection of calls for partition and "the integration of all civil and military institutions in northeastern Syria within the administration of the Syrian state, including border crossings, airport, and oil and gas fields."
