Joint statement by France, Germany, the United Kingdom, and the
United States following a meeting of French Foreign Minister Jean
Noël Barrot, United Kingdom Foreign Secretary , German Deputy Foreign
Minister Serap Güler, and U.S. Special Envoy Tom Barrack.
"We welcome the 15-day extension of the ceasefire between the
Syrian Government Forces and the Syrian Democratic Forces
announced on 24 January. We call upon all parties to strictly
adhere to the ceasefire and to exercise their utmost restraint.
We urge all external parties to join us in pursuit of peace and
de-escalation of violence.
We reiterate the obligation of all parties to protect civilians
and civilian infrastructure. We welcome the establishment of
humanitarian corridors to ensure the safe and unimpeded delivery
of humanitarian assistance. We emphasise that these corridors
must be maintained, and basic services resumed in the city of
Kobane.
We also welcome the vital role played by partners, including
Iraq, the Kurdistan Regional Government, the Syrian Government
and the Syrian Democratic Forces, in addressing the challenges
posed by ISIS.
We urge all parties to swiftly agree to a permanent ceasefire,
and to resume as soon as possible negotiations aiming at the
peaceful and sustainable integration of North-East Syria into a
unitary and sovereign state that effectively respects and
protects the rights of all its citizens, based on the 18 January
2026 agreement, as the most effective path to stability in Syria.
We reiterate the need to maintain and focus collective efforts on
the fight against ISIS. We call upon all parties to avoid any
security vacuum in and around ISIS detention centers. To address
these concerns, we agreed to promptly convene a meeting of the
International Coalition against ISIS.
We reaffirm our support for an inclusive political transition in
Syria, which protects the rights of all Syrians, and emphasise
that the stabilization of North-East Syria through peaceful means
constitutes a central priority for preventing a resurgence of
terrorism and for regional security. We underline readiness to
support and monitor, together with regional and international
partners, the implementation of agreements between the parties
which aim at a peaceful and sustainable integration of North-East
Syria into a unitary, inclusive and sovereign state, effectively
protecting the rights of all its citizens."
