⚡️🇸🇾🇪🇺 — Damascus-EU Normalization Roadmap | Joint press conference in Damascus by Syrian FM Asaad al-Shaibani and EU High Rep Kaja Kallas (first high-level EU visit in 15 years) outdates the 1977 accord. The sides are preparing a new bilateral agreement to institutionalize technical committees, upgrade representation to ambassadorial level, and seek Syria’s inclusion in the EU’s 2028–2034 multiannual financial framework. A joint scope paper is scheduled for completion by end-Q1 2027. — SANA

➡️ The EU has lifted economic sanctions on Syrian state entities (including MoD and MoI), reactivated the cooperation agreement, launched high-level dialogue (next session before summer 2027), and allocated €60.2M for recovery/institutional strengthening. The EC participated in a September workshop on voluntary returns and launched an institutional technical-support platform. Damascus seeks transition of dialogue into reconstruction aid, proposing an inclusive political transition and national unity via integrating Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) into state institutions based on equal citizenship. Syria confirmed the restoration of rights at the OPCW and closure of the legacy IAEA file, alongside cooperation on anti-narcotics, human trafficking, irregular migration, and coastguard capacity.

➡️ The European Investment Bank (EIB) is studying infrastructure funding, but Kallas stressed no financing agreement is finalized. EU notes private investment remains contingent on verified rule of law, institutional protection of investor rights, and judicial access.

➡️ Shaibani asserted Syria will not serve as a launchpad for aggression or regional score-settling, expressing solidarity with Jordan and Gulf states against Iranian attacks. Damascus urged the EU Foreign Affairs Council to explicitly condemn Israeli strikes, demand an Israeli withdrawal, and place the issue on the EU Political and Security Committee (PSC) agenda. Shaibani reiterated UNSCR 497 renders Israel's annexation of the Golan Heights null and void, welcoming the EU's stance, and demanding adherence to the 1974 Disengagement Agreement and UNDOF mandate renewal. Kallas noted Syria's detachment from the Iran-U.S. conflict successfully mitigated regional expansion, reinforcing the necessity to uphold the 1974 agreement. Joint technical committees will continue addressing outstanding security and treaty files.

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