FILE PHOTO - The third session meeting of the Syrian Democratic Council (SDC) is held in Tabqa, Syria July 16, 2018. REUTERS/Rodi Said
BEIRUT (Reuters) - A senior Syrian Kurdish official is in Damascus this week for talks with Syrian government officials at the head of a delegation including members of the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces, an official said, their first declared visit to the capital.
The visit points to moves by the Kurdish-led authorities who control roughly one quarter of Syria to open channels to President Bashar al-Assad's administration as they seek to negotiate a political deal that preserves their autonomy.
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