Barrack: I met with Syrian and Israeli officials
US Ambassador to Ankara and Special Representative for Syria Tom Barrack met with the Syrian and Israeli sides in the evening, stating that their goals were dialogue and reducing tensions, and that both sides reiterated their commitment to these efforts.
Barrack stated that success had been achieved in dialogue and reducing tensions.
Meeting in Paris, the capital of FranceIt was reported that Syrian Foreign Minister Assad Hassan Shaybani, Israeli Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer and US President Donald Trump’s Special Representative for Syria and US Ambassador to Ankara Tom Barrack would hold a security meeting in Paris.
Israeli occupation of Syrian territoryThe Israeli army occupied the buffer zone adjacent to the Golan Heights, which it had occupied since 1967, on December 8, 2024.
Israeli troops had carried the occupation beyond the buffer zone and reached within 20 kilometers of the capital, Damascus.
The boundaries of the buffer zone and demilitarized zone in the Golan Heights were determined by the Separation of Forces Agreement signed between the two countries in 1974.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had given the message that the occupation of southern Syria would be permanent and demanded the disarmament of the southern region, which violates Syria's sovereignty.
Israel intervened in the clashes that broke out in Suwayda in southern Syria on July 13, launching attacks on the Syrian army and the General Staff building near the presidential compound in Damascus.
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