17 September 2025
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates issued a statement on the “Roadmap for Resolving the Crisis in Sweida and Stabilizing Southern Syria,” adopted during the tripartite meeting in Damascus on Tuesday among Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Asaad Hassan al-Shaibani, Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi, and US Special Envoy to Syria Thomas Barrack.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated in its statement that the meeting adopted a roadmap for resolving the crisis in Sweida based on the unity of Syrian territory and the principle that all the Syrians citizens are equal regarding their rights and duties.
Hereinunder the full text of the “Roadmap for Resolving the Crisis in Sweida and Stabilizing Southern Syria:
- “Syria’s stability, security, and prosperity are a cornerstone of regional stability. The Syrian Arab Republic, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, and the United States of America affirm their commitment to work together in genuine partnership to help Syria build a future of peace and stability for all its people”.
- “The three countries will support efforts to rebuild Syria on foundations that preserve its security, stability, unity, and sovereignty, and that meet the aspirations of all Syrians and protect their rights”.
- “The three countries, in coordination with regional and international partners, will work to promote a comprehensive, Syrian-led political process that rebuilds Syrian institutions, ensures the representation of all Syrians, praises the diversity of Syrian society, and guarantees equality for all Syrians under the law and on the basis of citizenship”.
- “Jordan and the United States will support the Syrian government in overcoming the challenges that hinder this process, including in the fields of reconstruction, institution-building, combating terrorism and extremism, ending societal disputes, and achieving national reconciliation”.
- “This collective commitment reflects the shared will of Syria, Jordan, and the United States to move forward in supporting Syria’s future in a constructive and practical approach. In this context, Jordan hosted the Amman meetings on July 19, 2025, and August 12, 2025, during which the three countries agreed to work together to end the crisis in the Sweida governorate”.
- “The three countries agreed that the regrettable occurrences the governorate has witnessed recently require the adoption of a comprehensive, gradual approach to overcome them, in accordance with the following principles”:
- “Sweida governorate is an integral and indigenous part of Syria, and its people are Syrian citizens, equal in rights and duties with all the rest of the Syrian citizens”.
- “Bridging the trust hiatus between the Syrian government and Sweida governorate requires a careful, gradual approach, begins with measures to rebuild trust and adopting transitional solutions that lead to the governorate’s full reintegration into the Syrian state, thus strengthening national unity”.
“Jordan and the United States affirm the significance of the steps adopted by the Syrian government and the commitments it announced following the two rounds of talks hosted by Amman. They welcome the affirmation by Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani of his commitment to end the crisis through a solution that guarantees Syria’s unity and preserves all the rights of the citizens of Sweida governorate as Syrian citizens”.
Sourcce:sana
