Paris will host on Thursday an Arab and international meeting aimed at supporting Syria during its transition after the ouster of President Bashar al-Assad's regime in December.
The conference will be build on the Aqaba meeting on December 14 and Riyadh meeting on January 12.
No financial pledges are expected, but focus will be on coordinating humanitarian work between various agencies in Syria and underscore the end of the regime and its practices.
The Paris meeting will bring together ministers from eight Arab countries ad their counterparts from the G7. Six European countries, the United States, Türkiye, UK, European Union, Arab League and Gulf Cooperation Council will also participate.
Syria will be represented by its Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani. No other Syrian group or Kurds will attend.
Washington will dispatch senior State Department officials, while Ankara and Doha will send their deputy FMs.
International and regional monetary groups are also expected to attend to discuss Syria’s reconstruction process.
The morning meeting of the conference will witness a workshop for representatives of Arab countries, the G7, EU, US and donor groups. They will discuss the international community’s support for Syria’s transition.
The afternoon meeting, involving ministers, will discuss the conclusions of the morning talks.
French Emmanuel Macron will deliver a speech at the end of the conference.
Paris has also invited Syrian civil society representatives for a dialogue on Wednesday. They will discuss holding the regime accountable for its crimes, as well as transitional justice.
