Syria will not take part in meetings with Kurdish-led SDF in Paris: State TV
The source referred to a previous meeting organized by the Syrian Democratic Forces, which Damascus said violated an agreement between the government and the group.
The source stated that Damascus "will not sit at the negotiating table with any party seeking to revive the era of the former regime."
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