Syria’s international minister met with an Israeli diplomatic delegation in Paris on Tuesday to debate “de-escalation and non-interference in Syria’s inner affairs”, state information company SANA reported.
The newest in a sequence of US-mediated talks resulted in “understandings that assist stability within the area”, the company mentioned.
Washington has been at work in current weeks to attempt to resolve safety points in Syria and Lebanon, which its ally Israel says have prompted it to take army motion.
Regardless of a truce reached final November, Israel has continued to hit targets of the Iranian-backed Hezbollah group in Lebanon, and it has occupied territory and hit targets throughout Syria since final 12 months’s fall of dictator Bashar al-Assad.
Tuesday’s assembly in Paris follows one between Syrian Overseas Minister Assad al-Shaibani and Israeli Minister of Strategic Affairs Ron Dermer in Baku in late July, and one other assembly in Paris earlier than that.
Israel and Syria have technically been at battle since 1948, and the talks additionally mentioned reviving a disengagement accord from 1974 that created a buffer zone between the 2 international locations.
“These talks are happening below US mediation, as a part of diplomatic efforts geared toward enhancing safety and stability in Syria and preserving the unity and integrity of its territory,” the company mentioned.
The current conferences between the 2 international locations come after lethal sectarian clashes in July in southern Syria’s Druze-majority Sweida province which left over 1,400 folks lifeless.
The clashes initially pitted native Druze fighters in opposition to Sunni Bedouin tribes however quickly noticed the involvement of Syrian authorities forces and Israel, with the latter saying it wished to guard the Druze.
Final month, Israel struck the Syrian presidential palace and the military headquarters in Damascus.
America, an ally of Israel however who has expressed assist for Syria’s new leaders, introduced a ceasefire between the 2 sides in a single day on July 18.