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Yahoo
3 hours ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
Syria, US and France hold 'frank' talks, urge success of Syria's transition
Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer met in Paris with Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem, also known as Asaad al-Shaibani, in the presence of US Ambassador Tom Barrack. Syria, the United States, and France issued a joint statement on Friday, stating that they had agreed to expedite efforts to ensure the success of Syria's transition, unity, and territorial integrity. Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Al-Shibani, French Foreign Minister Jean Noel Barrot, and US Special Envoy for Syria Thomas Barrack met in Paris, days after a ceasefire halted bloodshed in Syria's southern province of Sweida. Hundreds of people were reported killed in the clashes between Druze fighters, Sunni Bedouin tribes, and government forces, and Israel carried out airstrikes to prevent what it said was the mass killing of Druze. In a joint statement, the Syrian, US, and French officials said they had held "a very frank and productive meeting at a critical moment for Syria." Underlining the importance of engaging quickly to ensure the success of Syria's political transition following the fall of deposed president Bashar al-Assad, they said they had agreed on the need to ensure Syria's neighbors do not pose a threat and that Syria does not pose a threat to its neighbors. They also agreed to support efforts to hold those responsible for violence accountable, the statement said. They committed to cooperating on the 'shared fight against terrorism in all forms' and to strengthening the capacity of the Syrian government to address security challenges. Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer had met in Paris earlier with Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani, in the presence of US Ambassador Tom Barrack. This meeting was held to discuss dialogue and de-escalation, according to the ambassador. Last week's clashes underlined the challenges interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa faces in stabilising Syria and maintaining centralised rule, despite warming ties with the US and his administration's evolving security contacts with Israel. Jerusalem Post Staff contributed to this report. Solve the daily Crossword
Business Recorder
18 hours ago
- Politics
- Business Recorder
Syrian, Israeli ministers to hold meeting in Baku today
DAMASCUS: A Syrian-Israeli ministerial meeting is set to take place Thursday in Baku to discuss security matters in southern Syria, a diplomat told AFP. The meeting between Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani and Israeli Minister of Strategic Affairs Ron Dermer follows a similar meeting between the two ministers in Paris last week. It will take place after an unprecedented visit by Shaibani to Moscow on Thursday, added the diplomat, who requested anonymity due to the sensitivity of the matter.
L'Orient-Le Jour
a day ago
- Politics
- L'Orient-Le Jour
Syrian, Israeli ministers to hold meeting in Baku on Thursday: Diplomat
A Syrian-Israeli ministerial meeting is set to take place Thursday in Baku, with Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani and Israeli Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer in attendance, a diplomat told AFP. The diplomat, who requested anonymity due to the sensitivity of the matter, said the meeting will focus on "the security situation, particularly in southern Syria." This comes on the heels of a similar meeting between the two ministers in Paris last week and will take place after Shaibani's unprecedented visit to Moscow on Thursday.
Jordan Times
7 days ago
- Politics
- Jordan Times
Syrian, Israeli ministers to attend US-brokered meeting in Paris- senior diplomat
BEIRUT, Lebanon — Damascus's top diplomat Asaad al-Shaibani is set to meet an Israeli minister on Thursday in Paris to discuss recent sectarian violence in Syria's south that had drawn in Israel's military, a senior diplomat told AFP. The US-brokered talks would be the first ministerial meeting between the new Syrian authorities and Israel. The two countries have technically been at war since 1948, and Israel has occupied the Golan Heights from Syria in 1967. "There will be a Syrian-Israeli security meeting in Paris today, and Tom Barrack will facilitate it," the diplomat said, referring to the US special envoy for Syria. The diplomat said that Shaibani and Israel's Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer are expected to discuss "the topic of southern Syria", where deadly sectarian violence earlier this month prompted Israeli intervention. Dermer was already in Paris, according to an airport official. The senior diplomat, speaking to AFP on condition of anonymity, said that Shaibani was due to arrive in the city later on Thursday. Barrack, Washington's ambassador to Turkey, was also due to meet Paris's top diplomat Jean-Noel Barrot, according to a French foreign ministry source. Israel launched several air strikes on Syrian government positions in Sweida, a Druze-majority province in the country's south, saying it wanted to protect the minority community after sectarian clashes had erupted. The Israeli strikes also reached Damascus, hitting the area of the presidential palace and the army headquarters, in a bid to force government troops to leave Sweida city -- which eventually happened under a ceasefire announced by the authorities. Before the violence in Sweida, Syrian and Israeli officials had met in Baku on July 12, according to a diplomatic source in Damascus, coinciding with a visit to Azerbaijan by Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa. After the overthrow of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad in December, Israel carried out hundreds of air strikes in Syria to prevent key military assets falling into the hands of the new Islamist-led administration. Israel also sent troops into the UN-patrolled buffer zone that used to separate the opposing forces in the strategic Golan Heights, from which it has conducted forays deeper into southern Syria, demanding the area's demilitarisation.
Nahar Net
24-07-2025
- Politics
- Nahar Net
Syrian, Israeli ministers to attend US-brokered meeting in Paris
Damascus's top diplomat Asaad al-Shaibani is set to meet an Israeli minister on Thursday in Paris to discuss recent sectarian violence in Syria's south that had drawn in Israel's military, a senior diplomat told AFP. The U.S.-brokered talks would be the first ministerial meeting between the new Syrian authorities and Israel. The two countries have technically been at war since 1948, and Israel has occupied the Golan Heights from Syria in 1967. "There will be a Syrian-Israeli security meeting in Paris today, and Tom Barrack will facilitate it," the diplomat said, referring to the US special envoy for Syria. The diplomat said that Shaibani and Israel's Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer are expected to discuss "the topic of southern Syria", where deadly sectarian violence earlier this month prompted Israeli intervention. Dermer was already in Paris, according to an airport official. The senior diplomat, speaking to AFP on condition of anonymity, said that Shaibani was due to arrive in the city later on Thursday. Barrack, Washington's ambassador to Turkey, was also due to meet Paris's top diplomat Jean-Noel Barrot, according to a French foreign ministry source. Israel launched several air strikes on Syrian government positions in Sweida, a Druze-majority province in the country's south, saying it wanted to protect the minority community after sectarian clashes had erupted. The Israeli strikes also reached Damascus, hitting the area of the presidential palace and the army headquarters, in a bid to force government troops to leave Sweida city -- which eventually happened under a ceasefire announced by the authorities. Before the violence in Sweida, Syrian and Israeli officials had met in Baku on July 12, according to a diplomatic source in Damascus, coinciding with a visit to Azerbaijan by Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa. After the overthrow of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad in December, Israel carried out hundreds of air strikes in Syria to prevent key military assets falling into the hands of the new Islamist-led administration. Israel also sent troops into the U.N.-patrolled buffer zone that used to separate the opposing forces in the strategic Golan Heights, from which it has conducted forays deeper into southern Syria, demanding the area's demilitarization.
