The head of the Arab Unification Party and former minister, Wi’am Wahhab, published on his social media account details of the Paris agreements, which came as follows:
The “Southern Project” File:
Quneitra: A demilitarized disengagement zone free of heavy weapons, under European guarantees, to be transformed into an international monitoring center.
Daraa: تثبيت local forces within the “National Security” framework and the withdrawal of heavy units outside cities.
Objective: To transform southern Syria into a secure “green zone,” economically viable and capable of attracting Arab investments under internationally monitored security calm.
Border Crossings File:
A project to form a “tripartite technical force” to manage the Nasib border crossing and customs between Syria and Jordan, with the participation of a European technical team.
The European team would oversee scanners and cameras to prevent the smuggling of Captagon and weapons—this being a key condition for reopening trade with the Gulf and Europe.
Suwayda File:
The governorate remains sovereignly part of the Syrian state, but has obtained “broad administrative autonomy” under the Paris understandings.
Resources (basalt and gas) remain state property, but with a development share of 30–40% going directly to Suwayda’s treasury for reconstruction and service improvement.
Prime Ministership File:
The direction is toward forming a technocratic government to ensure donor confidence, with an international veto on any figure from the old guard prior to 2024.
Proposed names:
– Dr. Nidal Al-Shaar (the strongest economic candidate)
– Dr. Abeer Hinni (a new academic face)
– Judge Anwar Majni (if priority is given to the rule of law)
Financial Sovereignty File:
Linking the Central Bank to the SWIFT system in exchange for transparency, and adopting a unified Syrian pound as the sole trading instrument to ensure national unity.
Aleppo Countryside File:
The Syrian army will establish its positions in Deir Hafir and Maskanah. The message is clear: sovereignty over the M4 and M5 highways belongs exclusively to the state, with no acceptance of armed administrations.
Reconstruction and Energy File:
Entry of European companies such as “Total” to rehabilitate gas fields and the Arab Gas Pipeline, aiming to secure stable electricity within six months.
Administrative Decentralization File:
Generalizing the Suwayda model to other governorates, with elected local councils managing budgets and services to ease the burden on the central government.
Return File:
Establishing protection offices under the supervision of the Red Cross and UN organizations to ensure the safety of returnees and prevent security persecution.
The Most Dangerous File: Detainees
No international recognition and no funds without “clearing the prisons.” France informed the Syrian delegation that a general amnesty is Europe’s key.
Recent arrests of employees and ordinary citizens in Damascus and Aleppo were considered a “red line.” The Euro-Mediterranean Observatory has submitted documentation of these cases to Paris.
Demand: Immediate release of newly detained individuals and the formation of an independent judicial committee, as the continuation of the security approach could undermine the Paris understandings.
Current Stage:
The Syrian delegation is carrying an unsigned draft agreement, which will be presented in Damascus to Ahmad Al-Sharaa and the leadership for a final decision.
Paris sources expect an official agreement within 48–72 hours, provided there is no field escalation—particularly in the Aleppo countryside—that could collapse the negotiating table.
